Russian troops have been stockpiling fallen Ukrainian soldiers to later use their corpses in a "false flag" terror attack at the Chernobyl nuclear site, according to the Ukrainian Government.
Vladimir Putin has issued orders for his troops to release radioactive waste at the former reactor which he plans to blame on Ukrainian soldiers.
By doing so, he hopes to further escalate the conflict - which has already killed or injured at least 1,500 civilians, according to the latest UN estimates.
Kyiv's Military Intelligence Directorate claims the Kremlin has been gathering false evidence in preparation of the "false flag" mission after the reactor was captured on day one of the invasion, the MailOnline reports.
In a statement, the agency said: "Russian car refrigerators collecting the bodies of dead Ukrainian defenders were spotted near the Antonov airport in Hostomel.
"There is a possibility that they will be presented as killed saboteurs in the Chernobyl zone."
Russian forces plan to use what would be a 'disaster' to further justify the conflict in Ukraine, but there are fears that without the proper knowledge, Russian forces could trigger a chemical leak.
Technicians work around the clock to maintain the plant whilst held at gunpoint by the Russian occupying soldiers, the Daily Star reports.
Sviatoslav Yurah, Ukraine's youngest ever MP and a former adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It's a massive town of millions and if the Russians try to come in they will have quite a fight on their hands - this will be their Stalingrad if they want to make it so."
Millions of refugees have now fled Ukraine, going to neighbouring countries like Poland, Slovakia and Moldova to escape the bombardment from Putin's forces.
Russian forces are closing in on Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv in what could be a major turning point in the war so far.
Vehicles are advancing on the capital after being held for several days and a military airfield south of the city in Vasylkiv has been destroyed by Russian missiles.
Earlier this week, a specialist cancer hospital in Mykolaiv was also hit, luckily killing no one but hundreds of patients receiving chemotherapy were inside at the time.
Another ceasefire is expected to be put in place today to allow citizens in major cities to evacuate through humanitarian corridors.
However, Russia has been ignoring ceasefires despite pleas from Ukrainian officials.
According to the United Nations, the death toll has now reached 549 civilian deaths and 957 injuries in Ukraine as of March 10, 26 of those killed were children.
