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Russian troops give up Chernobyl nuclear site with Ukraine back under control

The Ukrainian state nuclear company said on Thursday most of the Russian forces that occupied the Chernobylnuclear power station after invading Ukraine have left the defunct plant, and suggested radiation concerns had driven them away

Daily Mirror

Putin’s forces ‘abandon Chernobyl’ as battles rage in eastern Ukraine

Mariupol and a ‘corridor’ between two eastern towns, Izyum and Volnovakha, are becoming the key battlefronts, a Ukrainian government advisor has said

Evening Standard

Ukraine nuclear operator: Russian troops leave Chernobyl

Ukraine’s nuclear operator company says Russian troops are leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and heading towards the country’s border with Belarus

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Ukraine state nuclear firm says most Russian forces have left Chernobyl nuclear plant

Ukraine's state nuclear company Energoatom on Thursday said many of the Russian forces occupying the Chernobyl nuclear plant had left and were headed for the Belarusian border, leaving just a few on the territory of the defunct plant.

Reuters

IAEA to monitor occupied Ukrainian nuclear plants - Ukrainian official

The U.N. nuclear watchdog will establish online monitoring missions to the Russian-occupied Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plants in Ukraine, the head of Ukraine's state nuclear company said on Thursday.

Reuters

Claims Russian troops leaving Chernobyl nuclear site 'have acute radiation sickness'

Reports claim Russian troops were transported by the busload to a special radiation medical centre in Gomel, Belarus, to help treat their radioactive poisoning.

Daily Record

Ukraine news - live: Russians leave Chernobyl as Zelensky says ‘difficult battles ahead’ in south and Donbas

More attacks will come as Kremlin shifts forces elsewhere in the country, says Stoltenberg

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Russian troops ‘walking away’ from Chernobyl as Putin’s forces reposition, US says

Troops moved likely to be redeployed rather than returning to Russia, Pentagon says

The Independent UK

Russians start to withdraw from Chernobyl

WASHINGTON: Russian forces have begun to pull out of the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power site, a US defence official said Wednesday, a day after Moscow said it would scale back attacks on two key Ukrainian cities.

Bangkok Post

Russian troops leaving Chernobyl nuclear site 'have acute radiation sickness'

The Pentagon has said that Russian troops are leaving the Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine, where fighting led to workers forced to work around the clock to prevent any further meltdowns

Daily Mirror

Ukraine demands Russia withdraw from Chernobyl area, says ammunition could explode

Ukraine's armed forces say there is a danger of ammunition exploding at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power station and that Russian forces occupying the plant must pull out of the area, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Shocking footage from Chernobyl of Russian missiles being fired into Ukraine

The footage, which appears to have been taken by Kremlin forces, show various missiles being launched into the sky as the Chernobyl power station has been held by Russia has since the start of the invasion

Daily Mirror

UN nuclear watchdog chief in Ukraine to talk safety support

The U.N. nuclear watchdog says its director-general has arrived in Ukraine for talks with senior government officials on delivering “urgent technical assistance” to ensure the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities

The Independent UK

Scientists donate profits from Chernobyl schnapps drinks to Ukrainian refugees

The Chernobyl Spirit Company is donating the profits from the first 850-bottle batches of its two new premium fruit schnapps.

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Unprotected Russian soldiers disturbed radioactive dust in highly toxic Chernobyl ‘red forest’

Power station worker describes soldiers’ lack of anti-radiation gear as ‘suicidal’

Daily Mirror

Russian soldiers inhaled 'clouds of radioactive dust' when they seized Chernobyl

Russian soldiers kicked up clouds of radioactive dust as they seized the nuclear power plant Chernobyl, two workers from the site have said

Reuters

Unprotected Russian soldiers disturbed radioactive dust in Chernobyl's 'Red Forest', workers say

Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest", kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.

Evening Standard

Russian forces ‘militarising’ Chernobyl ‘could pose new radiation threat to Europe’, says Ukrainian deputy PM

Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk accuses Putin’s forces of ‘irresponsible’ acts at the plant

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Daily Mirror

Chernobyl radiation spike poses threat to ‘millions’ as Russian bombs fuel wildfires

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said the use of old volatile weapons in the Chernobyl exclusion zone further risk of damage

Daily Mirror

Ukraine says Russian forces 'militarising' near Chernobyl pose new radiation threat

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has said Russian forces were "militarising" the exclusion zone around Chernobyl, site of the world's worst civil nuclear accident in 1986

The Independent UK

Russian occupation of Chernobyl could send radiation across Europe, warns deputy Ukrainian PM

Iryna Vereshchuk also urges UN Security Council to take immediate steps to demilitarise zone

The Conversation

Russian invasion should encourage Indonesia to revisit its nuclear plan

In 2011, as Indonesia planned to start a nuclear energy program, a giant warning sign crashed in from Japan: the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The disaster was triggered by a gigantic tsunami and it resulted in a broadcast of radioactive pollution over a stretch of Japan’s countryside and across the Pacific…

Reuters

Mayor of Chernobyl workers' town says Russian forces have left

Russian forces have left the Ukrainian town of Slavutych, home to workers at the defunct nuclear plant of Chernobyl, after completing their task of surveying it, the mayor said early on Monday.

Reuters

Ukraine says Russian forces near Chernobyl could pose new radiation threat

A senior Ukrainian official accused Russia on Sunday of "irresponsible" acts around the occupied Chernobyl power station that could send radiation across much of Europe, and urged the United Nations to dispatch a mission to assess the risks.

Al Jazeera

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Ukraine news from March 28: Joe Biden refuses to backtrack after saying Vladimir Putin ‘cannot remain in power’.

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