Chernobyl Russian Troops Have Withdrawn From Plant Says Ukrainian Nuclear Operator
On April 26, 1986, an explosion struck reactor No. 4 at Chernobyl, killing at least 30 people. Countless others died from radiation symptoms in the following years. In late February, during the first week of the war, the factory and the surrounding area fell into the hands of Russian troops. On Thursday, Russian troops announced their intention to withdraw and hand over control to Ukrainian personnel, Energoatom reported. It also published a copy of an official letter allegedly signed by a Russian National Guard spokesman, a representative of the Russian state nuclear company Rosatom and a shift manager at the Chernobyl plant, entitled “The act of acceptance and transfer of of Chernobyl “....