In yet another dramatic twist to the saga of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, officials in the country say that the Russian military is leaving the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster after troops were exposed to radiation.
According to The Guardian, the Ukrainian utility outfit said that Russian forces had been exposed to significant doses of radiation at the site.
It remains hazy exactly what has happened at Chernobyl since Russia seized it during the early days of the invasion, with Ukraine likely trying to craft a narrative of maximum incompetence on behalf of Russian authorities. When two nuclear powers become entangled in an armed conflict, the liability of aging and neglected infrastructure is a sobering reminder.
There was a tragedy of errors at the melted down facility. Russia has been accused of allowing dirty bomb materials to be taken from a nearby facility and of allowing a lab that monitored radiation levels to be destroyed.
The Chernobyl acting director said this week that Russian soldiers had ignored warnings against entering a restricted area near the site. Russian troops suffered radiation poisoning after the event.
The director general of the International Atomic Energy promised to head a mission to the plant after the most recent claims.
Nuclear power used to be seen like the future. Fate in the US is in question.
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