Zelenskyy accuses Russia of nuclear blackmail of Ukraine and world on Chornobyl disaster anniversary

Zelenskyy wrote about this on Telegram.

“37 years ago, the Chornobyl NPP accident left a huge scar on the whole world. The radiation leak turned a once cozy and developed area into an exclusion zone. Today, the 30-kilometer zone around the Chornobyl nuclear power plant remains a dangerous place with a high concentration of radiation,” Zelenskyy reminded.  

He emphasized that last year, the Russian invaders not only seized the nuclear power plant, but also endangered the entire world again.

"It’s been more than a year after the liberation already, scientific and security enterprises in the Chornobyl zone have already returned to normal operation. Ukraine and the world have paid a high price for the liquidation of the consequences of the disaster, which continues to this day. We must do everything to give no chance to the terrorist state to use nuclear power facilities to blackmail Ukraine and the entire world," Zelenskyy called.

• On April 26, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia NPP could cause a tragedy greater than the Chernobyl accident.