40th Anniversary of Chernobyl Disaster: Ukraine Defends Against Nuclear Threats Amidst War
As Ukraine commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, concerns are escalating over the potential for the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war to trigger new nuclear threats.
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(Central News Agency, Kyiv, 26th, comprehensive foreign news report) Ukraine today commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. However, the fear lingers that the four-year-long Russia-Ukraine war could once again trigger the tragedy of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
According to a Reuters report, Kyiv authorities stated that Moscow has repeatedly sent missiles and drones, using routes near the nuclear power plant to strike Ukrainian cities, and last year, a critical protective shield of the nuclear power plant was damaged in an attack.
Although Soviet authorities at the time attempted to conceal the scale of the disaster, radioactive material from the nuclear accident still spread across most of Europe. With Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine, commemorating this disaster takes on new and vivid significance.
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement this week: "The Chernobyl disaster was caused by a reactor experiment ordered by Moscow, which violated safety regulations, followed by lies and cover-ups."
"To this day, the world must still face the consequences brought about by authoritarian regimes, under which truth and science must yield to ideology and political power."
In the early hours of April 26, 1986, the No. 4 reactor of the Soviet-built nuclear power plant exploded and subsequently melted down, exposing millions of people to radiation, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate, and contaminating large areas of land.
Since the disaster, thousands have died from cancer and other radiation-related diseases, but the exact total death toll and long-term health effects remain a fiercely debated topic. (Editor: Chen Yu-ting) 1150426
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(Central News Agency, Kyiv, 26th, comprehensive foreign news report) Ukraine today commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. However, the fear lingers that the four-year-long Russia-Ukraine war could once again trigger the tragedy of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
According to a Reuters report, Kyiv authorities stated that Moscow has repeatedly sent missiles and drones, using routes near the nuclear power plant to strike Ukrainian cities, and last year, a critical protective shield of the nuclear power plant was damaged in an attack.
Although Soviet authorities at the time attempted to conceal the scale of the disaster, radioactive material from the nuclear accident still spread across most of Europe. With Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine, commemorating this disaster takes on new and vivid significance.
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement this week: "The Chernobyl disaster was caused by a reactor experiment ordered by Moscow, which violated safety regulations, followed by lies and cover-ups."
"To this day, the world must still face the consequences brought about by authoritarian regimes, under which truth and science must yield to ideology and political power."
In the early hours of April 26, 1986, the No. 4 reactor of the Soviet-built nuclear power plant exploded and subsequently melted down, exposing millions of people to radiation, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate, and contaminating large areas of land.
Since the disaster, thousands have died from cancer and other radiation-related diseases, but the exact total death toll and long-term health effects remain a fiercely debated topic. (Editor: Chen Yu-ting) 1150426
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