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When the first armoured vehicles of Russia's invading army reached the heart of Chornobyl nuclear plant on the afternoon of 24 Feb, they encountered a Ukrainian unit charged with defending the notorious facility. In less than two hours, and without a fight, the 169 members of the Ukrainian National Guard laid down their weapons.
A Reuters investigation has found that Russia's success at taking over Chornobyl in February was no accident, but part of a long-standing Kremlin operation to infiltrate the Ukrainian state with secret agents.
It has been quite a week for the regime in Kiev. On Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suspended the head of his domestic intelligence service, Ivan Bakanov, and the Justice Ministry’s chief prosecutor, Iryna Venediktova. The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s legislature, ratified these suspensions Monday. These two officials are now fired.
The Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU) was permanently banned Tuesday after a Lviv court ruling which turned over all its assets, including party buildings and funds, to the state.
A court has banned two more parties, including the communists, bringing the total number of outlawed political groups to 15 A Ukrainian co