Russian shelling has lead to wildfires breaking out across Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone, it has been claimed.
It is believed that 25 acres of the forest surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear site - which is under Russian control - are now ablaze.
Officials are concerned the fire could sweep through the forest and tear through the power plant, leading to a nuclear disaster and "irreparable consequences" for Ukraine and the "whole world".