according to msm, Chernobyl was a major objective too lol
mear stepping stones on the rd from Belarus
Chernobyl was on a major route from the Russian railhead in Byelorussia. It was indeed necessary to take it and hold it against Ukrainian attempts to cut the roads. Otherwise it was very vulnerable, surrounded by wildland and forest, ideal terrain for guerilla activity.
It wasnt a strategic objective as such, but its location was important.