Thousands of people fleeing Russia-controlled areas of south Ukraine are arriving in a city near Europe's largest nuclear plant despite fears of a radiation leak from fighting. For many, the shelling in their hometowns is a more urgent danger.
Even in a country still haunted by the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, the danger of a nuclear accident seemed remote for several people Reuters spoke to on Monday. They were fleeing parts of the south under Russian rule since soon after the Feb. 24 invasion and pounded by rockets as Ukraine prepares a counteroffensive.
