Russian combat troops could blast their way through Ukrainian nuclear disaster site Chernobyl to strike at Kyiv, it was feared tonight.
Close to 8,000 extra Ukrainian Border Guards have been sent to the infamous radiation exclusion zone, close to Belarus to bolster security.
Ukraine is bracing for a Russian invasion, possibly from Belarus, using Chernobyl as a rapid gateway for tanks to race south to encircle the capital Kyiv.