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Ukraine's president says Russian forces are attempting to seize control of Chernobyl nuclear power p [View all]
Source: CNN
From CNN’s Anastasia Graham-Yooll in London and Gul Tuysuz in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted that Russian forces are attempting to seize control of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
“Russian occupation forces are trying to seize the Chernobyl [Nuclear Power Plant]. Our defenders are sacrificing their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated,” Zelensky tweeted.
"“This is a declaration of war against the whole of Europe,” he added. "
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“In 1986, the world saw the biggest technological disaster in Chernobyl,” the ministry tweeted. “If Russia continues the war, Chernobyl can happen again in 2022.”
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-24-22-intl/index.html
Let them have Chernobyl. They caused the disaster.
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