The Russians take the city from the workers of the Chernobyl plant | Ukraine and Russia
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Russian forces captured the town of Slavutych in Ukrainewhere employees who work at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plants live.
The information was published on Saturday (26) by the governor of the Kyiv region.
In a text posted on one of the social networks, Governor Oleksandr Pavlyuk did not describe how the city was captured, but said that there was a protest in favor of Ukraine. The Russians responded by firing in the air to disperse the demonstrators in central Slavutych.
The Russians have not yet commented on the occupation of the city. They have already captured the area where the ghost town of Pripyat and the Chernobyl power plant are located.
What is Chernobyl and why is the city important
Slavutych is located next to the exclusion zone around Chernobyl.
In 1986, the worst nuclear disaster occurred at this former power plant. Although the place does not serve as a power generator, maintenance is needed. Even after the invasion of Russian troops there were workers in Chernobyl.
The advisor to the Presidency of the Republic said that the site had become an important point for the war Ukraine Oleksiy Aristovich.
on Friday, and Ukraine They already had that Russian soldiers were close to the city. Before the invasion, about 25,000 people lived there.
The city council urged residents to try to remain calm.
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