Russia's airborne force seize control of Chernobyl
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Units from Russia's airborne forces seize full control over the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in northern Ukraine.
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Russian troops and Ukrainian soldiers of the NPP guards reached an agreement to secure the plant
Russia's airborne forces were able to secure the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in northern Ukraine yesterday, according to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry.
"Yesterday, on February 24, 2022, the Chernobyl NPP was taken under control of the Russian airborne units," Defense Ministry Spokesperson Igor Konashenkov declared.
The spokesperson said that Russian troops and Ukrainian soldiers from the power plant's guard battalion reached an agreement to jointly secure the plant's power units and sarcophagus.
"Joint actions of the Russian paratroopers and Ukrainian soldiers of the NPP guard battalion are the guarantee that nationalist formations or other terrorist organizations will not be able to take advantage of the current situation in the country to organize a nuclear provocation," Konashenkov said.
He also highlighted that the area's background radioactivity was normal and that the power plant's personnel are still routinely running it.
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