Oct 15 (Reuters) - The British government said on Thursday it will provide £17 million ($22.45 million) in funding for repairs to the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine damaged by a Russian drone strike last year.
The funds will support crucial repairs to restore the structure's confinement and ventilation functions and protect the intended lifespan of the plant, the government said.
A Russian drone strike last year damaged the protective shelter of the plant, the site of the world's worst atomic accident in 1986.
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(Reporting by Natalia Bueno Rebolledo in Mexico City; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
