The Russians, advancing along the shortest route from Belarus to Kiev, seized the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, located about 90 kilometers north of Kiev. Sources said that during the conflict, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was not damaged.
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is located more than 100 kilometers north of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmegarh No. 24 said that after fierce fighting, the Ukrainian army has lost control of the Chernobyl nuclear facility, which has been occupied by Russian troops.
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. (UN News Photo)
According to Reuters, Ukrainian officials, adviser to the president's office, Podoriak, called "one of the most serious threats in Europe today."
According to the BBC, American scholars have previously warned that while the area is uninhabited and the nuclear power plant is no longer operational, any fierce fighting in the area could lead to a nuclear leak.
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy previously tweeted that "the Russian occupation forces are trying to take the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and our defenders are giving their lives to avoid a repeat of the tragedy of 1986." ”
According to the latest news from Reuters, the Ukrainian state nuclear energy management department said that there were no casualties in the occupation of the power station, nor did it cause any damage, and the radiation level did not change.
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is located more than 100 kilometers north of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. On April 26, 1986, the plant's Unit 4 reactor exploded, making it the world's worst nuclear leak to date, releasing more than 400 times the radiation dose of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Gas masks used by a school near Chernobyl. (UN News Photo)
After the accident, the area 30 kilometers outwards centered on the reactor of Unit 4 became an isolation zone, which was only opened to the public under the decree of Ukrainian President Zelenskiy since 2010.
Synopsis: Russian armies pressed against Ukraine
Russian President Putin delivered a televised speech in the early morning of the 24th and decided to launch a special military operation in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine.
Russian President Putin made a televised speech in the early morning of the 24th, saying that he decided to launch a special military operation in the Donbass region. (Source Xinhua News Agency)
U.S. and Ukrainian officials say Russia aims to occupy Kiev and overthrow the current government, which Putin sees as a U.S. puppet. Putin said Russia has no plans to occupy Ukraine.
TASS quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as reporting on the 24th that The Military Infrastructure of Ukraine is being hit by high-precision weapons, but the Russian armed forces do not shell or air raid Ukrainian cities, and the action will not threaten civilians.
After President Vladimir Putin declared war, Russia pressed the border on Thursday from land, air and sea, respectively. With explosions and gunfire ringing out in major cities, an estimated 100,000 people fled.
The Parliament of Ukraine approved the implementation of a state of war throughout Ukraine. Pictured is a street view of Kiev, Ukraine, on February 24. (Source Xinhua News Agency)
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said today (25th) that 137 soldiers and civilians were killed and hundreds injured in the fighting. Ukrainian officials earlier reported at least 70 deaths.
Interpretation of relevant people: Chernobyl, which is difficult to let go
According to the BBC, Dr Taras Cuzio, a researcher at the Henry Jackson Institution in the UK, the seizure of Chernobyl would be seen as the best symbol of Putin's victory.
"Putin's personal mentality is unable to let go of the collapse of the Soviet Union 30 years ago, and all this began after Chernobyl." Dr. Kuzio said. He is of Ukrainian descent.
In April 1986, helicopters hovered over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to determine the destruction of the reactor. (UN News Photo)
According to Wikipedia, the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev, once said: "The Chernobyl nuclear accident may become the real cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 5 years, and its importance is even more important than the reform cause I started." ”
Ukraine needs more weapons on multiple fronts
According to the report released on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the 24th, the Russian armed forces destroyed 74 ground military infrastructure in Ukraine in the attack, including 11 air force airports, 3 command posts, 18 radar stations, etc. A Soviet-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Air Force crashed due to a driving error during the operation, and the pilot safely bounced and escaped.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Koureba said Ukraine needed "more weapons in order to continue fighting ... The number of tanks, armored vehicles, planes, helicopters that Russia has put into Ukraine is simply unimaginable."
News of fierce fighting on multiple fronts has poured in, and the U.N. Security Council will vote on Friday on a draft resolution condemning Russia's invasion and demanding an immediate withdrawal.
Earlier, on February 22, the UN Secretary-General spoke in a statement insisting on finding a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis (Source: Xinhua News Agency)
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