It sounds like Russian troops didn't know they were walking onto the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which exploded in 1986 in what is now modern day Ukraine. Hundreds of soldiers may be suffering serious radiation poisoning.
Ukrainian officials tried to warn Russian soldiers about the danger of entering the Red Forest near the site, but they didn't know anything about Chernobyl. According to the Daily Beast, Ukrainian officials say that Russian troops are being treated for radiation sickness at a special medical facility in Gomel, Belarus, after digging trenches in the contaminated soil.
Yaroslav Yemelianenko, an employee at the Public Council at the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone, was brought to the Belarusian Radiation Medicine Center in Gomel today. There are rules for dealing with this territory.
According to The Beast, ghost buses of dead soldiers have been seen transporting bodies to Russia.
It's not surprising that Russian soldiers don't know much about the war they're fighting. NPR reported extensively on how the country's state-owned media is using propaganda to tell Russians a completely false story.
Russian soldiers are being told that they are being welcomed as liberators, that there are no civilian casualties, and that everyone wants to live under Russian rule.
Some Russians are using virtual private networks to access global media and social media, but they are likely to be suspicious of the Kremlin's narrative. In NPR's analysis, most everyday citizens believe what they are told.
This one is particularly bloody because of the misinformation campaigns that happen in Russia. There is never a better time to find solutions for propaganda campaigns.
Ukraine is selling NFTs to finance its military.
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