Zelensky on the courage of the shift workers who remained at the Chernobyl NPP during the occupation/Office of the President
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree on rewarding shift workers who did not leave the Chernobyl nuclear power plant during the period of occupation by Russian troops.
He spoke about this in during the evening address to the Ukrainians on April 26, the Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl tragedy.
Zelensky on the courage of the shift workers who remained at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant during the occupation
The President said that today the title of Heroes of Ukraine was given to workers who were on the territory of the facility during the temporary occupation by Russian invaders. work despite the threat to life,” he said.
Zelensky added that the infidels broke into the Chernobyl nuclear power plant without a basic understanding of the rules of radiation safety.
I believe that after everything that the Russian military has done in the Chernobyl zone and at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, no one in the world can feel safe knowing how many nuclear facilities, nuclear weapons and related technologies the Russian state has. he summed up.
Chernobyl occupation in brief
- Russian invaders captured Chernobyl on February 24, capturing Ukrainian border guards and station personnel.
- The invaders dug trenches in the territory of the exclusion zone, in particular, in the Red Forest.
- During the retreat, the Russians captured the Ukrainian National Guardsmen who defended Chernobyl. According to the latest news, they were taken to the territory of Belarus.
- The occupation, which lasted until the end of March, raised concerns about nuclear safety in the world. However, the level of radiation activity in the Chernobyl zone is within the normal range.
See Zelensky's evening address of April 26
