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Hollie Bone & Corrie David

'Excess levels' of radiation at Chernobyl after Russian troops seize control in Ukraine

Excess levels of radiation have been recorded in Chernobyl after Russian troops took control of the city in Ukraine.

The State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine (SINR) were unable to identify a reason for the increasing radiation following their initial report.

The breach has since been linked to the movement of a "large number of heavy military equipment" through the exclusion zone. However, the allegation of an increase in gamma levels has been denied by Russian officials.

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