A donor conference in Paris is being held to raise money for repairs to the containment arch over the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Le Monde.fr reports. The structure was damaged when a Russian drone pierced it, according to Le Figaro. The meeting was reported on Monday, 9 November 2026.
Le Figaro puts the funding target at $250 million to fix the sarcophagus. BFM reports that the site must be made secure again. Ouest-France, covering overnight developments in the war, also notes the Paris donor conference and separately reports that electricity was cut at the Zaporizhzhia plant.
The shelter, often called the arch or sarcophagus, covers the reactor that was destroyed in the 1986 accident. The reports do not give further details on the extent of the damage or on which countries are contributing. The figures and the damage account come from the French outlets cited above and have not been independently confirmed here.
The condition of the Chernobyl site, and whether the Paris meeting produces firm pledges toward the $250 million target cited by Le Figaro, is the next thing to watch.
