Kyiv: In a major development, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted out on Thursday, saying Russian attacking forces were trying to seize the long-unused Chernobyl nuclear plant.
"Russian occupation forces are trying to seize the #Chornobyl_NPP. Our defenders are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated. Reported this to@SwedishPM. This is a declaration of war against the whole of Europe", Zelenskyy tweeted out.
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Russian occupation forces are trying to seize the #Chornobyl_NPP. Our defenders are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated. Reported this to @SwedishPM. This is a declaration of war against the whole of Europe.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 24, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Russian occupation forces are trying to seize the #Chornobyl_NPP. Our defenders are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated. Reported this to @SwedishPM. This is a declaration of war against the whole of Europe.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 24, 2022Russian occupation forces are trying to seize the #Chornobyl_NPP. Our defenders are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated. Reported this to @SwedishPM. This is a declaration of war against the whole of Europe.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 24, 2022
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant saw a major disaster on April 26, 1986, which saw the core of the fourth reactor in the plant witnessing a meltdown, leading to widespread radiation and deaths of close to 500,000 workers at the time.
