Russian troops occupy Chernobyl: Will they disperse radioactive dust into Europe ?! – NEW TIME

Russian troops have occupied the decommissioned nuclear power plant, said Adviser to the head of the Ukrainian presidential office Mykhailo Podoljak, according to the Interfax-Ukraine agency.

“After a tough fight, we lost the Chernobyl area. The condition of the buildings of the former nuclear power plant, the sarcophagus (covering the crashed nuclear unit) and the nuclear waste repository is not known. “After a completely senseless attack by the Russians, it cannot be said that the Chernobyl power plant is safe,” said the adviser. Or they will use the fact that the objects were damaged during the attack to blame Ukraine, or they will damage these undoubtedly dangerous objects themselves, “he said. He added that the attack on this power plant represents currently “one of the biggest threats” in Europe. The information was immediately confirmed by the Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Šmyhaľ.

Chernobyl, where the unprecedented nuclear catastrophe took place in the spring of 1986, lies on the border with Belarus, about 100 kilometers from Kiev.

According to Interfax-Ukraine, an adviser to the Ukrainian Minister of the Interior, Anton Herashchenko, previously informed about the entry of Russian troops from Belarus into the Chernobyl zone. there is a risk of radioactive dust dispersal into the countries of the European Unionif artillery fire hits a hazardous radioactive waste repository.