{"id":1339053,"date":"2022-02-24T18:45:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T23:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1339053"},"modified":"2022-02-24T18:52:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T23:52:39","slug":"russia-seizes-control-of-chernobyl-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-seizes-control-of-chernobyl-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Seizes Control of Chernobyl Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-seizes-control-of-chernobyl-site%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1339053&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A presidential adviser says Ukraine lost control of the Chernobyl nuclear site, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukranian<\/a> forces had waged a fierce battle with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a> troops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Adviser Myhailo Podolyak told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/associated-press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> that Ukrainian authorities did not know the current condition of the facilities at Chernobyl, the site of the world&#8217;s worst nuclear disaster.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/640\/320\/Chernobyl-iStock-3.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Chernobyl nuclear reactor and Pripyat ghost town.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Chernobyl nuclear reactor and Pripyat ghost town.\n      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/world-leaders-reacts-to-ukraine-russia-invasion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WORLD LEADERS REACT TO UKRAINE-RUSSIA INVASION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After the absolutely senseless attack of the Russians in this direction, it is impossible to say that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had announced several hours earlier Thursday that Russian forces were trying to seize the Chernobyl nuclear plant.<\/p>\n<p>A nuclear reactor at the plant 80 miles north of Ukraine&#8217;s capital, Kyiv, exploded in April 1986, sending a radioactive cloud across Europe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/russia-ukraine-us-allies-sanctions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/640\/320\/GettyImages-110170271.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"View of the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant three days after the explosion on April 29, 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      View of the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant three days after the explosion on April 29, 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(SHONE\/GAMMA\/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The exploded reactor was covered by a protective shelter several years ago to prevent radiation leaks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Ukrainian official said Russian shelling hit a radioactive waste repository and an increase in radiation levels was reported. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately possible for experts to access the repository to assess damage before Russian forces overtook the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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