The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job, reports claimed on Sunday.

The UN nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was quoted by ANI as saying that the main barrier constructed to contain radioactive material at the Chernobyl nuclear accident site can no longer fully perform its task after a drone strike earlier this year.

Russian drone strike responsible?

Ukraine alleged that Russian forces were responsible for the February 14 incident, while the Kremlin rejected the charge.

The strike triggered a blaze and damaged exterior panels of the structure, originally installed to stabilise conditions at the site decades after the world's worst nuclear power plant disaster.

No permanent damage

According

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