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White House ‘outraged by credible reports’ Russian forces have taken hostages inside Chernobyl power plant

Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale assault against Ukraine earlier on Thursday

The Independent UK

Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces - Ukrainian official

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Thursday.

Reuters

Russia Ukraine war: Putin's troops seize Chernobyl and take staff hostage

Ukraine has lost control of the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl after a fierce ground assault by Russian troops ended in a Moscow victory, with workers taken hostage

Daily Mirror

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Where is Chernobyl in Ukraine and what happened there?

It is believed Russian forces have now entered Chernobyl as the attack on Ukraine continues

Manchester Evening News

NATO prepares troops as Ukraine calls Chernobyl attack 'declaration of war on Europe'

Nato’s Response Force (NRF) comprises of around 40,000 troops and is on heightened alert, with the alliance to hold an emergency summit of its 30 member nations on Friday

Daily Mirror

Chernobyl nuclear power plant under control of Russian troops, says Ukrainian President

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is now under control of Russian troops, the Ukrainian presidential office has said.

Evening Standard

Russian forces 'trying to seize Chernobyl nuclear plant' says Ukraine president

Chernobyl is the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster

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What really happened at Chernobyl? How the world’s worst nuclear accident happened

Decades after the catastrophe, now a byword for state secrecy, crucial elements remain a mystery, Andy Gregory writes

The Independent UK

Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces trying to prevent Russian capture of Chernobyl

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Ukrainian forces were fighting to prevent Russian troops from capturing the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl.

Reuters

Fighting breaks out close to Chernobyl nuclear waste facility, says Ukrainian president

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian troops fighting to ensure ‘tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated’

The Independent UK

Russian troops breach area near Chernobyl, adviser to Ukrainian minister says

Russian troops from the direction of Belarus entered an area near the former nuclear power plant Chernobyl on Thursday, an adviser to Ukraine's interior minister said, as fighting continued across the country.

Reuters

Russian forces seize Chernobyl nuclear power plant after battle with Ukraine forces

Russian forces entered Chernobyl and - after intense fighting - seized the plant which is the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster

Daily Mirror

Ukraine warns of new ‘iron curtain’ across Europe after Russian invasion

Russian forces advance rapidly and seize Chernobyl nuclear plant

The Independent UK

Russia attacks Ukraine; peace in Europe ‘shattered’

Ukrainian officials said their forces were battling Russians on multiple fronts and had lost control of the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

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Al Jazeera

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Tens of thousands flee their homes

Ukraine invasion news from February 24: UN says several thousand Ukrainians crossing into neighbouring countries.

ABC News

Ukraine's President warns of 'new iron curtain' as Russia takes Chernobyl site — As it happened

Ukraine's President warns Europe that Russia will not stop with an invasion of his country.

Wales Online

Immersive theatre show transporting people to Chernobyl nuclear plant in 1986 is coming to Swansea

It promises to use sound effects, footage and audio from the actual events which unfolded in the power plant

Daily Mirror

Councillor apologises after claiming Blackpool looks like 'Chernobyl' wasteland

Cllr Paul Hayhurst, of Lancashire, compared the seaside town of Blackpool to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Pripyat that exposed thousands to radiation poisoning

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden warns ‘things could go crazy quickly’ in Ukraine

President urges Americans in Ukraine to immediately leave country. Plus, the people finding refuge in Chernobyl

Daily Mirror

Fury as councillor describes Blackpool as 'a bottomless pit' that 'looks like Chernobyl'

Paul Hayhurst’s comments were slammed as ‘disrespectful’ by Blackpool Council’s leader after he compared the seaside resort to an irradiated wasteland

The Guardian - UK

A reboot at No 10? You might as well try to reboot the reactor at Chernobyl

Keir Starmer’s depressing encounter with a mob shows Boris Johnson’s new ‘grownups’ really have their work cut out, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Reuters

Ukrainian soldiers drill urban warfare scenario in deserted Chernobyl town

Ukrainian forces fired at abandoned buildings and launched grenades and mortars on Friday during urban combat drills in the town of Pripyat, which has been deserted since the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster caused thousands to flee.

Daily Mirror

Inside Chernobyl's abandoned town amid fears Russian troops will storm disaster site

Ukraine is bracing for a Russian invasion, possibly from Belarus, using nuclear disaster site Chernobyl as a rapid gateway for tanks to race south to encircle the capital Kyiv

Daily Mirror

Chernobyl's mega tomb that protects the world from deadly radiation

On April 26, 1986, the horrific Chernobyl nuclear disaster humanity unfolded in a corner of Russia, and has continued to have a devastating impact for many years

Daily Mirror

Inside Chernobyl’s eerie radioactive corridors decades after deadly meltdown

Arkadiusz Podniesiski, 48, is a Polish photographer who is one of only a handful worldwide to gain access inside the sarcophagus built around Chernobyl's deadly reactor

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