In brief

• Partners pledged €303 million at a Paris donor conference to repair the Chernobyl shelter damaged by a Russian drone.
• The EBRD estimates repairs will cost €500 million, so a funding gap remains.
• Several countries have yet to announce their contributions.

Donor conference in Paris

At a donor conference held in Paris on November 9, 2026, 14 countries and international organizations committed a combined €303 million to the Chernobyl shelter repair. Around 34 countries and organizations took part.

Who pledged what

The European Union, Germany, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, Lithuania and Austria announced significant contributions. Canada, Greece, Italy, Moldova and the Netherlands said they would announce their commitments in the coming months (Партнери виділять сотні мільйонів євро на відновлення захисту ЧАЕС: скільки ще бракує – UNIAN). Germany had earlier announced €50 million (Geberkonferenz in Paris - Mehr als 300 Millionen Euro für Reparatur von Tschernobyl-Schutzhülle zugesagt – Deutschlandfunk). France, according to its economy minister, added €30 million on top of €10 million already allocated to preliminary studies, bringing its total contribution to €40 million (Франція виділяє 40 млн євро на ремонту саркофага ЧАЕС після удару російського дрона – Українська правда) (France to provide additional EUR 30M for repairs to Chernobyl NPP protective arch – Ukrinform).

Funding gap

The EBRD had said it needed €500 million for emergency repairs to the shelter. Before the conference, G7 countries had provided €260 million in October. French officials said the figures pledged so far total more than €278 million, while the Ukrainian energy ministry put the commitments at €303 million.

Background

The shelter covers the remains of Reactor 4, which exploded in 1986 in the worst nuclear accident in history. A Russian drone struck the structure in February 2025, damaging it. Repair work is scheduled to begin in 2028. Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and energy minister, Denys Shmyhal, said Russia should ultimately bear the cost of the strike.