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When we went to the plant, we found evidence of men being taken. this is the basement at chernobyl, where 169 ukrainian national guard were held for weeks when it was occupied. other staff saw them being taken from here by russian forces as they withdrew from northern ukraine. in a village nearby, we met the family of one of the missing men. we are hiding their identities to protect them. the guards wife last spoke to him on the 31st of march just before he was taken. translation: he told me i a...

Driven to a russian prison. when we went to the plant we found evidence of men being taken. this is the basement at chernobyl, where 169 ukrainian national guard were held for weeks when it was occupied. other staff saw them being taken from here by russian forces as they withdrew from northern ukraine. in a village nearby, we met the family of one of the missing men. were hiding their identities to protect them. the guards wife last spoke to him on the 31st of march, just before he was taken. "...

Of the 1986 meltdown, ukrainian officials said they diverted another disaster, although the soldiers on guard when the russians rolled in were all captured. 169 from this unit are now missing. "theyre our comrades and were worried about them," alexander tells me. "we want them back as soon as possible." just beyond the exclusion zone, the invading troops occupied houses too. here, they parked a tank right outside. nina was so scared, she hid in the woods. "we stayed there for two nights without ...

Troops occupied a nuclearfacility in the first place, and then the way they behaved while they were here. the risk of an accident here was real. slava ukraini! so as they marked the anniversary of the 1986 meltdown, ukrainian officials said they diverted another disaster, although the soldiers on guard when the russians rolled in were all captured. 169 from this unit are now missing. "theyre our comrades and were worried about them," alexander tells me. "we want them back as soon as possible." j...

Hes getting back in the ring for one last bout. katie derham will be here, too. shell be looking ahead to this years bbc proms, as the full schedule is released. and the kaiser chiefs are headlining a big thank you tourfor the key workers who helped us through the pandemic. it kicked off last night and frontman ricky wilson will be here to tell us how it went. i think ricky was in glasgow tonight so he will be a late night and an early start. in manchester tonight. theres been a worrying surge i...

Here are now back to normal, but the ukrainian military are still clearing the area of mines and booby—traps. one word thats used about the russian troops presence here in chernobyl is "reckless" — the very fact that troops occupied a nuclear facility in the first place, and then the way they behaved while they were here. the risk of an accident here was real. slavia ukraini! so as they marked the anniversary of the 1986 meltdown, ukrainian officials said they diverted another disaster, alth...

169 from this unit are now missing. "theyre our comrades and were worried about them," alexander tells me. "we want them back as soon as possible." just beyond the exclusion zone, the invading troops occupied houses too. here, they parked a tank right outside. nina was so scared, she hid in the woods. "we stayed there for two nights without any food "or water," she tells me. "it was awful." ninas fear was no high—tech nuclear accident, it was the russian soldiers who climbed through her window...

Cnns fred pleitgen is there. >> reporter: simply getting to the chernobyl exclusion zone is a treacherous journey. many streets and bridges destroyed, we had to go off road, crossing rivers on pontoon bridges. finally, we reached the confinement dome of the power plant that blew up in 1986, the worst nuclear accident ever. russian troops invaded this area on the very first day of their war against ukraine and took chernobyl without much of a fight. now that the russians have left, ukraines inter...

Destroyed, we had to go off-road, crossing rivers on pontoon bridges. finally, we reached the confinement dome of the power plant that wblew up in 1986, th worst nuclear accident ever. russian troops invaded this area on the very first day of their war against ukraine and took chernobyl without much of a fight. now that the russians have left, ukraines interior minister took us to chernobyl and what we found was troubling. the russians imprisoned the security staff inside the plants own bomb she...

No communications. so the russians kept 169 ukrainians prisoner here the entire time they held this place, and then when the russians left, they looted and ransacked the place. among the prisoners, police officers, national guard members, and soldiers. ukraines interior minister tells me the russians have now taken them to russia, and they dont know how theyre doing. when i arrived here, i was shocked he says, but only once again realized that there are no good russians and nothing good comes of...