and they didn t have any sense of what they were doing. but then suddenly these russian soldiers started to get sick. so they pulled out, it s not clear whether the pull out is because the russian soldiers were getting sick, because of radiation poisoning, or it s because of this so-called repositioning or focusing on eastern ukraine. i m not sure what s happened. but they ve handed it back to the ukrainian authorities who actually run the power plant, which by the way, is operational. it s an electrical a nuclear power plant that creates electricity. it s still operational. it s back in the hands of the ukrainians. but there are indications that the digging of trenches and the movement of the vehicles through that area has thrown up some thrown up some dust that is radioactive. and caused a whole another problem. as you remember, you and i were on tv a month ago when that other nuclear power plant caught fire after a rocket attack. so this is a very big concern in ukraine and th
to dust kicked up by passing vehicles and may have received significant exposure when digging into what is known as the red forest nearby. again, this is all according to the assessment of the ukrainians. director of the international atomic energy agency said today he will head a mission there as soon as possible. i m joined now by michiu kaku from university science center of new york, how likely is it that the russian soldiers were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation? well, these are unconfirmed reports from the ukrainian defense ministry and also ukrainian power company stating that scores of russian soldiers, perhaps even hundreds came down with nausea, vomiting, the first signs of radiation poisoning. now realize that the red forest is called the red forest for a reason. it is highly radioactive, one of the most radioactive hot spots in the exclusion zone which is
and good day, everyone. this andrea mitchell reports in washington. the rescue mission in mariupol is still waiting for safe passage from russia. they ve been without electricity, food, or water for weeks. there reports that ukraine, for the first time struck russian soil, hitting a russian fuel depot near the border. russian troops reportedly expose themselves to radiation poisoning by digging trenches in the highly contaminated soil surrounding the chernobyl nuclear disaster site. chernobyl is back in ukrainian hands as the russians have withdrawn. the head of the atomic energy says he ll inspect the plant as soon as possible. and president biden is skeptical of claims of withdrawing from kyiv as he said thursday.
requires russia to move through their uncontested area quickly and sees it in the first several days. it s not something they want or need. there are interesting reports of seven 00 or more troops suffering from radiation poisoning. what the russians should have realized is the areas around remains highly radioactive. they have surreal red forests that have a high degree of radiation and people have suffered illness from it. ukrainians will take it back, make sure there is no nuclear accident. it will be radioactive for decades and decades. but they won t be putting a lot of troops in there either. it s a risk to human rights. so, concern, we keep talking
to radiation poisoning by digging trenches in the highly contaminated soil there. the head of the international atomic energy agency says he will inspect the plant as soon as that is possible and a large fire overnight at a russian fuel depot about 20 miles from the ukrainian border could mark a significant new development in the war. russian officials say the fire is a result of an air strike from two ukrainian hometowns. nbc news has not independently verified who was responsible. ukraine s foreign minister said he could not confirm or deny his country s involvement either. but if it was carried out by ukrainians, it would mark the very first time that ukrainians have struck russian soil, a target on russian soil, since the invasion began. today, another round of negotiations were held between russian and ukrainian officials. these were remote negotiations that russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said that some progress has been made, but that, quote, peace talks