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Chernobyl Drone Crash Sparks Fire
A drone crash in the Chernobyl exclusion zone has caused a fire that has spread over 12 square kilometers. Dry weather, strong winds, and land mines are complicating efforts to control the blaze.
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New Scientist
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New Scientist
A drone has crashed in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, causing a fire that has spread to 12 square kilometres of land. Dry weather, strong winds and the presence of land mines are complicating efforts to bring the blaze under control
2026-05-08 15:07 UTC