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Chernobyl attack: Risk of Russian forces triggering nuclear disaster is minimal

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Physicists say that the risk of nuclear material being released from the Chernobyl reactor as a result of Russian attack is minimal Technology 24 February 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Ukrainian soldiers in the abandoned city of Pripyat, near Chernobyl Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform/Future Publishing/Getty Images Russian forces have gained control of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine, … Read more

Chernobyl Power Plant Captured by Russia, Leading to Fears of Radioactive Waste Spread

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Russian troops have captured Chernobyl‘s former nuclear power after heavy fighting near the Chernobyl exclusion zone, according to an advisor to the Ukrainian presidential office.   Ukrainian troops fought with Russian forces, which invaded the region from Belarus and have seized control of the now-defunct power plant, according to Mykhailo Podolyak, an aide to the … Read more