www.zerohedge.com BY TYLER DURDEN
It was on the very first day of the Feb.24-25 initial invasion of Ukraine that Russian soldiers took over and set up camp in Chernobyl – a name that represents likely the most contaminated place on earth – and this was followed by a flood of gloom and doom Western press reports predicting worst case radiation leak scenarios, potentially even impacting the rest of Europe. One April headline, for example, spelled out: “EU says Russia’s war risks nuclear disaster on Chernobyl anniversary.”
Following the March 31st withdrawal of Russian forces from the site, there was widespread speculation and persistent rumors that Russia troops must have exposed themselves to significant doses of radiation, given up to hundreds reportedly dug trenches firmly within the contaminated exclusion zone; however, these allegations originated with Ukrainian officials and were never confirmed or revealed by the Russian side. There were also widespread reports of Russian troops hospitalized as a result – again all unconfirmed even if the scenario sounds likely.
By the end of March, American media reports cited US intelligence in confirmation that Russian forces withdrew from the site – most likely (in like with Ukrainian media and officials) due to the Russian soldiers being “irradiated” from the contaminated soil due to the historic 1986 meltdown.
