Excess levels of radiation have been recorded in Chernobyl after Russian forces took the city, a Ukrainian government organisation has claimed.
The State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine (SINR) said the exact reasons for increasing radiation in the seized city were unknown after the Russian invasion claimed Chernobyl yesterday.
But Russian officials have denied the allegations that there has been any increase in levels and said it would deploy paratroopers to guard the Chernobyl nuclear reactor.