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Ukraine war: Chernobyl scarred by Russian troops' damage and looting
BBC News ^ | June 3, 2022 | Laurence Peter

Posted on 06/03/2022 6:44:48 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Ukraine says the Russian army looted or damaged more than 1,000 computers at the Chernobyl nuclear power station and stole trucks and radiation dosimeters.

Chernobyl's information director Vitaliy Medved said nuclear equipment was not damaged and "regarding radiation safety everything is OK".

The losses caused by the Russian occupation - now ended - are put at more than 1.6bn hryvnia (£44m; $54m).

The explosion of a reactor at Chernobyl spread radiation across Europe in 1986.

The decommissioned plant, north of Kyiv, lies near the Belarus border and was quickly occupied by Russian troops after their 24 February invasion.

Russian forces controlled the plant for five weeks before withdrawing on 31 March.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


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1 posted on 06/03/2022 6:44:48 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

The “Daily Mail” said the Russian soldiers in Chernobyl picked their noses and ate boogers...


2 posted on 06/03/2022 6:47:16 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Those damn Russians tore the hell out of our radioactive waste site.


3 posted on 06/03/2022 6:54:39 PM PDT by Delta 21 (It started as a virus, and mutated into an IQ test.)
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Ukraine says the Russian army looted or damaged more than 1,000 computers at the Chernobyl nuclear power station

Why would there be 1,000 computers at an entombed nuclear plant?


4 posted on 06/03/2022 6:58:02 PM PDT by Flick Lives (The CDC. Brought to you by Pfizer)
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To: Nextrush

And around 800-1200 Soviet troops were made to dig trenches in the area. Lots of them are now dead and the survivors wish they were.

Utter idiocy to order troops to dig in at a lethally radioactive nuclear disaster site.


5 posted on 06/03/2022 7:04:36 PM PDT by MercyFlush (☭☭☭ The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce. ☭☭☭)
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To: Flick Lives

Part of the plant is still operational and the containment facility is under constant monitoring.


6 posted on 06/03/2022 7:05:56 PM PDT by MercyFlush (☭☭☭ The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce. ☭☭☭)
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To: Flick Lives

There are many facilities there still in operation.


7 posted on 06/03/2022 7:07:04 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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8 posted on 06/03/2022 7:10:09 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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It’s what, 125 miles from the Russian border? I’d take this disinfo with a couple of boulders of salt.


9 posted on 06/03/2022 7:48:20 PM PDT by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: Flick Lives

“Why would there be 1,000 computers at an entombed nuclear plant?”

Because they were contaminated, genius.

L


10 posted on 06/03/2022 7:49:29 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it islam )
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To: Nextrush

Those Ukrainians had to have taken lessons from the Dems. Nobody can be that malicious and transparent at lying without lots of study.

Well maybe throw in their FReeper allies.

At the end of April, the IAEA visited the site and observed radiation levels in the exclusion zone, including the infamous trenches, at about the same levels observed since 1986.

A brief elevation in radiation levels occurred during spring wildfire season - an annual occurrence.

Doesn’t stop the Ukes, the media, and their FReeper buddies from trying though.


11 posted on 06/03/2022 7:55:51 PM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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What are they going to do with 1000 boat anchors from the 1980’s? 🤪


12 posted on 06/03/2022 8:06:28 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Stopped reading after the “Ukraine says” part.


13 posted on 06/03/2022 8:44:05 PM PDT by No_Mas_Obama
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To: hardspunned

Chernobyl is a few miles from the border withBiałoruś. The army of Putin invaded northern Ukraine via Białorus


14 posted on 06/03/2022 8:46:53 PM PDT by Cronos
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Why would there be 1,000 computers at an entombed nuclear plant?

And if they were really lucky, they were IBM/Intel XT 286s!

15 posted on 06/03/2022 9:04:33 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: MercyFlush

Yep, they also raped everyone from six months to 80 years old....Unless they didn’t.


16 posted on 06/03/2022 9:52:20 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not great, not terrible.


17 posted on 06/03/2022 9:52:30 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: NWFree

Maybe they thought the computers where those toilet things they heard so much about back home


18 posted on 06/03/2022 10:45:06 PM PDT by FreshPrince
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To: Cronos

Point is, any radiation from the plant irradiates Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. That’s why it was so important for Russia to gain control to prevent a Ukrainian false flag attack on the plant and release of radiation.


19 posted on 06/04/2022 3:48:27 AM PDT by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: NorseViking

Serously, the fact of idiot Russians digging trenches at Chernobyl is well documented. The 800-1200 dead claim is backed up by the fact the Russian positions were uncontested and then their retreat from Chernobyl was all their idea.

Note that Ukrainian forces have not movrd into the area.


20 posted on 06/04/2022 4:39:01 AM PDT by MercyFlush (☭☭☭ The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce. ☭☭☭)
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