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Ukraine / Visit To Assess Situation At Chernobyl Of ‘Paramount Importance’, Says IAEA

By David Dalton
8 April 2022

Drone footage said to show Russian troops digging trenches in contaminated area

 Visit To Assess Situation At Chernobyl Of ‘Paramount Importance’, Says IAEA
Russia took control of the Chernobyl site on 24 February and held it for five weeks before withdrawing last week.
It is of “paramount importance” that the International Atomic Energy Agency be allowed to send experts to the Chernobyl nuclear power station, the agency has said, adding it is aware of recent drone footage reported to show trenches made by Russian troops in a contaminated area near the facility.

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