here are now back to normal, but the ukrainian military are still clearing the area of mines and booby traps. one word that s used about the russian troops presence here in chernobyl is reckless the very fact that troops occupied a nuclear facility in the first place, and then the way they behaved while they were here. the risk of an accident here was real. slavia ukraini! so as they marked the anniversary of the 1986 meltdown, ukrainian officials said they diverted another disaster, although the soldiers on guard when the russians rolled in were all captured. 169 from this unit are now missing. they re our comrades and we re worried about them, alexander tells me. we want them back as soon as possible. just beyond the exclusion zone, the invading troops occupied houses too.
to replace what was damaged by the russians or stolen when they withdrew. the troops had dug trenches into radioactive soil here and churned up dangerous dust with their armoured vehicles, apparently oblivious to the risk. the un says radiation levels here are now back to normal, but the ukrainian military are still clearing the area of mines and booby traps. one word that s used about the russian troops presence here in chernobyl is reckless the very fact that troops occupied a nuclear facility in the first place, and then the way they behaved while they were here. the risk of an accident here was real. slavia ukraini! so as they marked the anniversary of the 1986 meltdown, ukrainian officials said they diverted another disaster, although the soldiers on guard when the russians rolled in were all captured.