Per CNN: *UPDATE*

[MustLoveBeagles]

The Chernobyl site has been seized by the Russians. Shit. This isn't good.

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Thursday.

"It is impossible to say the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe after a totally pointless attack by the Russians," he said.

"This is one of the most serious threats in Europe today," Podolyak said.

Russian troops took over the power plant while Ukrainian forces battled them on three sides on Thursday after Moscow mounted an assault by land, sea and air in the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two.

Link to Reuters story: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/chernobyl-power-plant-captured-by-russian-forces-ukrainian-official-2022-02-24/

[underpants]

1. A direct path less resistance on the way to Kiev??

Why go through a toxic zone?

[Dial H For Hero]

2. The harm done just passing through there is quite minimal.

[BGBD]

9. Exactly

People even still live in the exclusion zone.

[in2herbs]

3. Why does Putin want a site that is toxic? Even though some are re-settling near there the

levels of nuclear toxicity at Chernobyl remain unliveable, unless, of course, you want to get cancer.

The articles I read at the time said that the guts of the plant were covered in tons and tons of concrete to reduce the nuclear toxic emissions. It's not like he can go in, make some adjustments, and bring it on line.

Chernobyl must be in the path to something bigger that he wants. Any ideas?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

4. Whose going to shell troops that are staging there?

He's secured a straight shot for troop movements from Belorus to Kyiv.

[Rebl2]

5. Good question

[2naSalit]

7. +1

[BlueIdaho]

8. I would.

I would poison the ground they walk on.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

12. And the rest of Europe?

[MustLoveBeagles]

6. Not a clue

[BadgerKid]

11. To put sth there no one would dare shoot/bomb?

[PCIntern]

10. What could possibly go wrong?

What could possibly go wrong? This is the stuff that they made James Bond movies of. Or apocalyptic movies… Take your pick. .