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Ukraine: Increased settlement in Chernobyl after arrival of the Russians

This Friday, the nuclear agency of Ukraine reported a rise in radiation levels in the exclusion zone of Chernobyl. This territory was taken during Thursday of this week by the Russian troops.

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According to a statement from the agency, posted on Facebook, automated radiation monitoring systems in the exclusion zone available online indicate that radiation has increased at several observation points.

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With everything, “due to occupation and hostilities” in the area, is currently “impossible” establish the reasons for the increase in radiation.

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The Russian Army yesterday occupied the old Chernobyl nuclear power plant, scene of the biggest nuclear catastrophe in history, after heavy fighting against the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

the ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyconsidered this capture “a declaration of war against all of Europe”.

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Kiev warned that, if the radioactive remains are damaged, “nuclear dust can spread throughout the territory of Ukraine, Belarus and the countries of the European Union (EU)”.

Zelensky praised the dedication of his soldiers “so that the tragedy of 1986 is not repeated”, but admitted that the Russian soldiers ended up breaking the Ukrainian resistance, which lost control over Chernobyl.

This Friday, the Russian Ministry of Defense refuted the statements about the rise in the level of radiation in the area.

According to the spokesman for the Russian portfolio, Igor Konashénkov, the Russian military is in charge of the protection of the Chernobyl facilities together with a Ukrainian battalion that is in charge of guaranteeing the security of the old nuclear power plant.

An agreement has been reached with the Ukrainian special protection battalion of the Chernobyl plant to jointly guarantee the safety of nuclear reactors and the plant’s sarcophagus“, said.

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Source: Elcomercio

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