BoogyMan
02-24-2022, 01:03 PM
Well, crap. This could make a mess that would affect much of Europe.
https://news.yahoo.com/fighting-breaks-near-chernobyl-leading-152144084.html
Russian troops have pushed into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone — "one of the most radioactive places on Earth (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/22/world/europe/chernobyl-ukraine-invasion-russia.html)" — with shelling reportedly threatening buried nuclear waste storage sites, The Kyiv Independent reports (https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1496859095126757389?s=20&t=U9xEkC7kbKT3iNg0jNQcSw) based on comments by Anton Herashchenko, an advisor to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the breach, tweeting (https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1496862540957114370?s=20&t=jfKRoqB3sSsj0aQWR0jBQA) that "our defenders are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated … This is a declaration of war against the whole of Europe." A radiation safety expert who previously spoke with i (https://inews.co.uk/news/world/ukraine-war-nuclear-risk-russia-missiles-accidental-hits-reactors-1478269?ico=in-line_link) explained that if "sensitive facilities" in Ukraine are hit, "radiation could contaminate air, soil, and waterways, affecting not only Ukraine but also Russia and much of Europe."
https://news.yahoo.com/fighting-breaks-near-chernobyl-leading-152144084.html
Russian troops have pushed into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone — "one of the most radioactive places on Earth (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/22/world/europe/chernobyl-ukraine-invasion-russia.html)" — with shelling reportedly threatening buried nuclear waste storage sites, The Kyiv Independent reports (https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1496859095126757389?s=20&t=U9xEkC7kbKT3iNg0jNQcSw) based on comments by Anton Herashchenko, an advisor to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the breach, tweeting (https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1496862540957114370?s=20&t=jfKRoqB3sSsj0aQWR0jBQA) that "our defenders are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated … This is a declaration of war against the whole of Europe." A radiation safety expert who previously spoke with i (https://inews.co.uk/news/world/ukraine-war-nuclear-risk-russia-missiles-accidental-hits-reactors-1478269?ico=in-line_link) explained that if "sensitive facilities" in Ukraine are hit, "radiation could contaminate air, soil, and waterways, affecting not only Ukraine but also Russia and much of Europe."