Russia withdraws from Chernobyl in Ukraine

April 3, 2022



Thursday, Ukraine reported, and the IAEA confirmed Russian forces had withdrawn from the disused, the site of in 1986.

State-owned enterprise, which operates Ukraine's nuclear facilities, said Russian soldiers were whilst digging trenches in the  of the. The IAEA said retreating Russian forces moved towards Belarus, but did not confirm radiation exposure.

Russia in the initial stages of its invasion of Ukraine which began on February 24. The last Russian troops were reported to have left early Friday morning.