Summary
There was a time when about 50 thousand population lived here. A day and a half after the accident, people were ordered to leave. People were told to leave here only for a few days, but people never returned leaving everything behind.
Russia claims it has destroyed 70 military bases in Ukraine and killed 50 soldiers. According to Russia, it has now also taken possession of Kiev’s military airbase and Chernobyl nuclear plant. This place is 108 km away from Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. This has been confirmed by Mikhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Vododimir Zelensky. He said it was not possible to say that the Chernobyl plant was safe after the Russian attack. He called it one of the biggest threats to Europe.
When did the accident happen here before?
A major nuclear accident occurred in April 1986 at the Chernobyl plant after poor safety tests at the fourth reactor. This incident happened during the era of the Soviet Union, at that time an attempt was made to hide it.
People also trusted their leaders rather than external reports. The roof of the plant had burst due to the explosion. At night, when people were sleeping in their homes, nuclear radiation spread throughout the atmosphere.
After that accident, the nuclear plant was completely destroyed. There is no exact figure for those who lost their lives. But it is estimated that more than 90 thousand people died directly or indirectly in this accident.
Where is this plant located?
The Chernobyl plant is located in the city of Pripyat, Ukraine. The city was settled in 1970. Now this city is called a dead city where houses, school rooms, playgrounds and other places have been uprooted because no one lives here anymore.
According to reports, this area will not be fit for human habitation for the coming 24 thousand years. There was a time that about 50 thousand population lived here. A day and a half after the accident, people from Pripyat were ordered to leave. People were told to leave here only for a few days, but people never returned leaving everything behind.
Decades later, the city became a tourist attraction. The Chernobyl area was closed to tourists about a week before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In such a situation, the question arises that when this plant is completely destroyed, then why did Russia capture it?
The answer to this question is hidden in the statement given to a news agency by former US Army Chief Jack Keen. According to him, Chernobyl is not very important from a military point of view, but its location is important.
Fastest way to reach Kiev
This is an easy way to get from Belarus to Kiev. That is, by this way Russia can reach its target Kiev quickly. That is, it is a step towards Kiev. Its distance from the Belarus border is just 20 kilometers. According to James Acton of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think tank ‘it is the fastest way to get from A to B’.
message to nato
However, Moscow has not yet made any official comment on its intentions regarding this plant. But a Russian security source told the news agency that Russia wanted to control the Chernobyl nuclear reactor to signal NATO not to intervene.
This place is weak in the defense of Ukraine
According to Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain, Vadim Pristyko, “Chernobyl was attacked because it is considered a weak spot for Ukraine’s defence.” This area is not safe because there is radiation, no one lives there. They have now come through our borders to this particular vulnerable part.’
At the same time, former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says that the capture of Chernobyl is to send a message to the rest of the world. However, according to Alexei Muraviev, a national security and strategic expert at Curtin University, the Russians targeted Chernobyl because it was a strategic border asset they wanted to protect.
Expansion
Russia claims it has destroyed 70 military bases in Ukraine and killed 50 soldiers. According to Russia, it has now also taken possession of Kiev’s military airbase and Chernobyl nuclear plant. This place is 108 km away from Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. This has been confirmed by Mikhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Vododimir Zelensky. He said it was not possible to say that the Chernobyl plant was safe after the Russian attack. He called it one of the biggest threats to Europe.
When did the accident happen here before?
A major nuclear accident occurred in April 1986 at the Chernobyl plant after poor safety tests at the fourth reactor. This incident happened during the era of the Soviet Union, at that time an attempt was made to hide it.
People also trusted their leaders rather than external reports. The roof of the plant had burst due to the explosion. At night, when people were sleeping in their homes, nuclear radiation spread throughout the atmosphere.
After that accident, the nuclear plant was completely destroyed. There is no exact figure for those who lost their lives. But it is estimated that more than 90 thousand people died directly or indirectly in this accident.