The Ukrainian government says that Russian forces destroyed the lab that was used to monitor radiation levels at the Chernobyl nuclear plant.
Without the ability to monitor radiation levels at the site, experts could potentially miss signs of increasedContamination at and around the plant.
The lab analyzed samples of radioactive waste. Some of the samples were taken by Russian troops.
The unstable atoms are capable of emitting harmful amounts of radiation. According to CNN, the Ukrainian government hopes that Russia won't harm itself or the civilized world with the loot.
The Chernobyl exclusionary zone is a heavily forested area of roughly 1,000 square miles.
According to the Ukrainian government, Russian forces were obstructing efforts to control the fires.
Workers at the nuclear plant were working at their job at the time. Many of them were released earlier this week, but 13 staff members refused to be relieved of their duty, according to CNN.
It is safe to say that the situation is as precarious as it has ever been since the 1986 explosion.
The Chernobyl radiation monitoring lab was destroyed by Russia.
Russia was accused of trying to fight fires near the Chernobyl plant.
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