Ukrainian officials reported radiation levels had been "exceeded" in a number of places in the area, but Russia said that was not the case. Chernobyl's "exclusion zone" - a 32-km (19-mile) radius around the plant - remains largely devoid of human life, 36 years after a faulty reactor ...
Ukraine - Russian Invasion, Crimea, Conflict: Between October and November 2021, Russia began a massive buildup of troops and military equipment along its border with Ukraine. Over the following months, additional forces were dispatched to Belarus (osten
1) Russians are shelling the plant, hence why russian troops are not panicking like elsewhere when vs ukrainian troops, probably has even been linked earlier in this thread - Ukrainians have absolutely no reason to shell the plant, it is a major source of energy for them, Ukraine causing a...
This was part of the different attempts from Russian forces to take control over the Antonov airport in Hostomel, so that their cargo planes could bring more troops and heavy equipment to bypass any Ukrainian defence to the north and push quickly towards the capital (I’m unsure about the ...
While this would be a more official entry of Belarus into the conflict, reports since the beginning of the invasion Wednesday night noted Russian missiles being launched from the Belarusian border and Belarusian forces mobilizing and assisting Russian troops in Ukraine, notably the Chernobyl area. ...
While this would be a more official entry of Belarus into the conflict, reports since the beginning of the invasion Wednesday night noted Russian missiles being launched from the Belarusian border and Belarusian forces mobilizing and assisting Russian troops in Ukraine, notably the Chernobyl area. 10...
According to Vlast, the presence of nuclear weapons on the burning vessel would have meant that "Russia, for a day, was on the brink of the biggest catastrophe since the time of Chernobyl." Viktor Litovkin, editor-in-chief of Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, seriously doubted that a ...
Ukraine said it lost control of the Chernobyl nuclear site after Ukrainian forces waged a fierce battle with Russian troops. A nuclear reactor at the plant 130km (81 miles) north of Kyiv exploded in April 1986, sending a radioactive cloud across Europe. The damaged reactor was ...
•Russian forces seize former Chernobyl nuclear power station • Kyiv "could well be under siege" - Blinken •PM unleashes UK's 'largest set of sanctions ever' on Russia •US sanctions announced as 7,000 troops head to Germany
Underscoring Russia’s growing military needs, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that the country’s military would increase the number of troops from 1.15 million to 1.5 million in the coming years. As part of the buildup, the military will form an army corps in the northwestern r...