Chornobyl nuclear disaster drove their armored vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the “Red Forest,” kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.The two sources said soldiers in the convoy did not use any anti-radiation gear.
The second Chornobyl employee said that was “suicidal” for the soldiers because the radioactive dust they inhaled was likely to cause internal radiation in their bodies.Ukraine’s state nuclear inspectorate said on Feb.
25 there had been an increase in radiation levels at Chornobyl as a result of heavy military vehicles disturbing the soil. But until now details of what happened had not emerged.The two Ukrainian workers who spoke to Reuters were on duty when Russian tanks entered Chornobyl on Feb.
24 and took control of the site, where staff are still responsible for the safe storage of spent nuclear fuel and supervising the concrete-encased remains of the reactor that blew up in 1986.