Ukraine: nuclear agency warns of increased radiation in Chernobyl after arrival of Russians

The nuclear agency Ukraine reported this Friday of a rise in radiation levels in the exclusion zone of Chernobyl which was taken this Thursday by forces Russian.

According to a statement from the agency, published in Facebookautomated radiation monitoring systems in the exclusion zone available online indicate that radiation has increased at several observation points.

With everything“because of the occupation and hostilities” in the area, is currently “impossible” establish the reasons for the increase in radiation.

The Russian Army yesterday occupied the old nuclear power plant in Chernobylscene of the biggest nuclear catastrophe in history, after heavy fighting against the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

the ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, considered this capture “a declaration of war against all of Europe.”

Kiev warned that if the radioactive debris is damaged, “Nuclear dust can spread throughout the territory of Ukraine, Belarus and the countries of the European Union (EU)”.

Zelensky praised the dedication of his soldiers “so that the tragedy of 1986 is not repeated”but admitted that the Russian soldiers ended up breaking the Ukrainian resistance, which lost control over Chernobyl.

This Friday, the Russian Ministry of Defense refuted the statements about the rise in the level of radiation in the area.

According to the spokesman for the Russian portfolio, Igor Konashénkov, the Russian military is in charge of the protection of the Chernobyl facilities together with a Ukrainian battalion that is in charge of guaranteeing the security of the old nuclear power plant.

“An agreement has been reached with the Ukrainian special protection battalion of the Chernobyl plant to jointly guarantee the safety of the nuclear reactors and the plant’s sarcophagus”said.