An article reflects on the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster four decades later, focusing on the protective sarcophagus and the long-term consequences of the catastrophe.

The government has allocated more than UAH 1.6 billion (about US$37 million) in budget funds for works to enhance the safety of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant's shelter.

One employee of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and five National Guard servicemen who were guarding the site are still being held in Russian captivity, according to the plant chief.

The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has allocated over 1.6 billion hryvnia from the state budget to repair and protect the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant containment, which was damaged by a Russian drone attack.