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Silent3

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5. Depends where you are in Chernobyl

Reply to alphafemale (Original post)

Sat Feb 26, 2022, 05:09 PM

Feb 2022

Chernobyl is, of course, nowhere you'd want to live right now. But except for scattered hot spots, and going in an around the old reactor building, you can spend a few days at a time there and not experience very significant radiation and contamination exposure.

A great deal of wildlife is flourishing in the area now.

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I wonder if those young Russian soldiers have any idea how dangerous Chernobyl is [View all] alphafemale Feb 2022 OP

They know. It's not a secret. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #1

Not a secret to people in a free society alphafemale Feb 2022 #21

Having lived there, I can assure you Chernobyl is not a secret to Russians. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #23

Of course they don't know! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #2

They'll be telling war stories to their children. Xipe Totec Feb 2022 #3

Those children might be mutated. LisaL Feb 2022 #8

If they even come into existence. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2022 #9

if they stay long enough... lapfog_1 Feb 2022 #4

Depends where you are in Chernobyl Silent3 Feb 2022 #5

Not right now you can't. hippywife Feb 2022 #14

The radiation spikes aren't uniform across the entire facility. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #22

That's far from hippywife Feb 2022 #24

Maybe this tweet thread of readings will help: hippywife Feb 2022 #26

i doubt Russia is telling them anything other what direction to drive and who to kill Takket Feb 2022 #6

Are you kidding? A lot of Russian soldiers didn't know they were in Ukraine no_hypocrisy Feb 2022 #7

It's really not that dangerous BGBD Feb 2022 #10

Have you not seen this? hippywife Feb 2022 #15

Here..., USALiberal Feb 2022 #20

Which is still not that much BGBD Feb 2022 #25

I agree! Nt USALiberal Feb 2022 #29

I saw Tony Bourdain visit the site with Zamir and they had to BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #11

Its not deadly anymore. drray23 Feb 2022 #12

Check out what's happening there since the attacks. hippywife Feb 2022 #17

All Reactors Are Down ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #19

Jeremy Wade (River Monsters on Animal Planet) leftieNanner Feb 2022 #13

Radiation spikes since the 24th. hippywife Feb 2022 #18

Putin n his thugs know Deuxcents Feb 2022 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Chainfire Feb 2022 #27

The troops are told what to do, they are not told what could happen. Chainfire Feb 2022 #28