Chernobyl: the difficult return to daily life after the passage of Russian troops

Published on: 04/07/2022 – 15:06 06:35 Focus. © France 24 On February 24, Russian troops invaded Ukraine but also the Chernobyl site, the scene of the worst nuclear disaster in history in 1986. The Ukrainian army regained control after a 35-day occupation during which there was destruction and theft of equipment (estimated at nearly 135 million dollars). Now, the radiation level detectors are working again and the employees continue to work to preserve the site, where hundreds of tons of radioactive waste still remain under a sarcophagus.