Ukraine's Foreign Ministry issued an official statement on the 40th anniversary of Chornobyl calling on the international community to stop Russian nuclear blackmail and military operations near nuclear facilities — a direct reference to repeated Russian drone/missile strikes near the site and occupation of Zaporizhzhia NPP during the current war. The claims about the 1986 disaster scale and Russia's February 2025 strike on the New Safe Confinement are well-documented; ongoing Russian military activity near nuclear plants is confirmed by multiple outlets including the Guardian and PBS. The framing leans heavily toward moral condemnation of Russia's actions, which is appropriate given documented military operations but somewhat limits the analytical distance of straight reporting.