Ukraine news: Latest updates on Russia's invasion
The last Russian troops left the Chornobyl nuclear plant early Friday, according to the Ukrainian government agency responsible for the exclusion zone around the plant.
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The last Russian troops left the Chornobyl nuclear plant early Friday, according to the Ukrainian government agency responsible for the exclusion zone around the plant.
Ukrainian officials said Russian soldiers in the Red Forest received "significant doses of radiation."
Ukraine's defense ministry cited two reasons for the Russian exit: military losses and radiation exposure. They likely disturbed polluted soil in the Chernobyl zone's contaminated Red Forest.
Ukrainian officials claim that Russian troops who have taken control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have began their withdrawal from the area after experiencing "acute radiation sickness." The situation is believed to have been brought by Russian soldiers digging trenches in the Red Forest, a highly toxic area.
Several hundred Russian soldiers have fled the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine after suffering “acute radiation sickness”