No communications. so the russians kept 169 ukrainians prisoner here the entire time they held this place, and then when the russians left, they looted and ransacked the place. among the prisoners, police officers, national guard members, and soldiers. ukraine s interior minister tells me the russians have now taken them to russia, and they don t know how they re doing. when i arrived here, i was shocked he says, but only once again realized that there are no good russians and nothing good comes of russians. it is always a story associated with victims, with blood, and with violence. what we see here is a vivid example of outrageous behavior at a nuclear facility. while the plant s technical staff was allowed to keep working, the ukrainians say russian troops were lax with nuke hear safety and as we enter the area russian troops stayed and worked in, suddenly the
Around 50 times above natural levels. ukraine says russia s conduct in this war is a threat to nuclear safety in europe. the chernobyl nuclear power plant hasn t been in operation for years but of course this confinement needs to be monitored 24/7. and also, their spent nuclear fuel in this compound, as well. and it is not only in chernobyl. russian troops also fired rockets at europe s largest nuclear power plant near zaporizhzhia in southern ukraine, and are now occupying it. ukraine s energy minister tells me the international community must step in. i think it s that is the really the act of what they are doing. reporter: chernobyl is close to the belarusian border. the russian army used this road as one of its main routes to attack ukraine s capital. the interior minister says his country needs more weapons to defend this border. today, the border between
Teams are in ukraine piecing together evidence just in case. already, there are thousands for who justice must be done. matthew chance, cnn. much more to come from ukraine this hour. russian forces have left the chernobyl nuclear plant but they have left behind evidence of their incredibly reckless conduct. an exclusive report from the site of the world s worst nuclear disaster. (vo) wildfires have reached historic levels. as fires keep raging, the need to replant trees keeps growing. so subaru is growing our commitment to prprotect the environment. in partnership with the national forest foundatioion, subaru and our retailers arare proud to hep replant 1 million trees to help restore our forests.
Paratroopers dangled from helicopters landing on a battleground that is designed to prepare for a war just a short drive away. the 82nd airborne infantry brigade combat team based at fort bragg has been drilling here for weeks. deployed in mid-february, before russia invaded ukraine. what we understand is that there are two platoons here. about 60 american troops taking part in this live-fire act. it s a show of force. we are about just two hours away from the ukrainian border. the americans trying to show that they are, indeed, working with the polish troops. this is just a small snapshot of the greater u.s. force here. a u.s. official says approximately 11,000 u.s. troops are deployed in this nato country. they are a visible sign of a larger military ramp-up near ukraine. a senior-u.s. official tells cnn about eight to ten aircraft a day land in airfields near ukraine with weapons and security assistance material
Really is going to escalate a situation when the russians have a vast, vast advantage over the ukrainians with these things. but also, ukraine just needs ammunition, food, medical supplies, which is consumed in very, very large quantities every day. hundreds of precision missiles every day. millions of rounds of ammunition each week so they need high-end stuff, as well as the normal stuff that is consumed in large quantities. you mentioned this concern that, you know, providing this sort of military aid to the ukrainians could escalate it on the russian side. how much worse can it get than a missile on a crowded train station, killing mums and dads and kids? i think that s a real question, right? i think in the early days of the war, there was a concern that some of these higher-end technologies might prove escalatory. i i think nato and the i say u.s. is starting to rethink that position. it s hard to see how a few