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Chernobyl's Radiation Hits Abnormal Levels Following Russia's 'Very, Very Dangerous Actions'

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Updated 14:28 26 Apr 2022 GMT+1Published 13:45 26 Apr 2022 GMT+1

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Chernobyl's Radiation Hits Abnormal Levels Following Russia's 'Very, Very Dangerous Actions'

The head of the UN's atomic energy watchdog has warned that the levels are 'abnormal'

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Radiation levels at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine have reportedly hit 'abnormal' levels, according to the head of the UN's atomic agency.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director Rafael Grossi visited the Chernobyl nuclear plant to deliver equipment, conduct radiological assessments and restore safeguards monitoring systems.

His visit comes on the anniversary of the disaster at the plant in 1986, the world’s worst nuclear accident.

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Grossi said: "The radiation level, I would say, is abnormal. There have been some moments when the levels have gone up because of the movement of the heavy equipment that Russian forces were bringing here and when they left. We are following that day by day."

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According to AFP, Grossi also told reporters that Russia's occupation of the site was 'very, very dangerous'.

Russian tanks and troops churned up highly contaminated soil in the early days of Russia’s invasion in February. 

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Concerns have been raised from employees at the plant over Russian forces being exposed to potentially harmful doses of radiation, increasing the likelihood of cancer and other health issues for decades to come.

One Russian soldier who was part of the team that initially captured Chernobyl has died, The Telegraph reports, while another is said to have picked up a source of radiation with his bare hands.

Ihor Ugolkov, a Ukrainian soldier, told CNN: "They went to the Red Forest and brought radioactive material back with them on their shoes. Other places are fine, but radiation increased here, because they were living here.

"They went everywhere, and they also took some radioactive dust on them [when they left]."

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The Chernobyl site remains a highly radioactive site (
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Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko also said: "It's crazy, really. I really have no idea why they did it.

"But we can see they went in there, the soldiers who went there, came back here and the level of radiation increased."

Volodymyr Falshovnyk, a shift manager at Chernobyl, also accused Russian troops of looting the plant while haphazardly ignoring the threat of radiation.

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He said: "They gave us personnel from Rosatom [Russian Nuclear Agency] to escort us, and in their escort we toured the uncovered warehouses. They robbed these warehouses all the time."

Yaroslav Yemelianenko, an employee with the Public Council at the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management, earlier cited 'radiation irradiation' upon the withdrawal of the Russian terrorists.

He said: "Digging the trenches in the Rudu forest, b*****s?

"Now live the rest of your short life with this. There are rules of handling this territory."

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If you would like to donate to the Red Cross Emergency Appeal, which will help provide food, medicines and basic medical supplies, shelter and water to those in Ukraine, click here for more information.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Russia, Ukraine

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish has an MA in Multimedia Journalism and is passionate about delivering sarcastic/mildly amusing content. After studying business at undergrad, Anish realised that he’d much prefer getting paid to rant about a topic, rather than to find a solution to it. Apart from that, he loves the ‘Four F’s’, as he calls it - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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