Russian occupiers of Chornobyl film fake video of staff receiving humanitarian aid

DENYS KARLOVKSYI — MONDAY, 7 MARCH 2022, 18:52

Russian forces planned and filmed a fake video in which personnel of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone allegedly received humanitarian aid.

Source: National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom Press Service

Quote: "The invaders brought humanitarian aid to the Chornobyl zone to create a "picture for the media."

The Chornobyl personnel refused such "help" and the invaders decided to change their military uniforms into old NOVARKA uniforms, and still filmed the video.

It should be noted that NOVARKA staff completed their work in the exclusion zone in September 2020."

Earlier: On the first day of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine [24 February], the Russian occupiers, in an attempt to attack Kyiv, established control over the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone by taking hostages.

Due to negligence and ignorance, Russian occupiers at Chornobyl might have gone to forbidden areas or come in contact with objects with significant radiation pollution, exposing themselves to strong radiation.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has promised to send delegations to inspect radiation levels and safety measures in the exclusion zone around the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

Yuriy Fomichev, mayor of Slavutych (where families of workers in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone live), said that staff had to work on the site for the tenth day in a row and had limited supplies of medicine and food.

Elsewhere, Russian occupiers have tried to force crowds of Ukrainians in Kherson to take part in the filming of fake videos about the distribution of humanitarian aid to residents. Residents refused to receive help from the occupiers or take part in the fake video, and went instead to a rally for Ukraine.