Chernobyl: Hostage Situation [???]
February 26th, 2022Update: Russia Reportedly Takes Hostages at Chernobyl Nuclear Site
Via: News:
Ninety-two members of the Chernobyl power plant operational personnel were being held hostage, the Ukrainian ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova said during a press conference in Washington, D.C.
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According to Jen…
Via: Fox:
Staffers at the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear site in northern Ukraine were being held “hostage” by invading Russian soldiers, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Thursday.
“We are outraged by credible reports that Russian soldiers are currently holding the staff of the Chernobyl facilities hostage,” Psaki said, according to Britain’s BBC.
“This unlawful and dangerous hostage-taking, which could upend the routine civil service efforts required to maintain and protect the nuclear waste facilities, is obviously incredibly alarming and gravely concerning,” Psaki continued.
