More than 10,000 acres of forest are burning in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone near the Chornobyl nuclear power plant due to military operations, with 31 individual fires recorded and increased radioactive particle pollution detected in the air.
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More than ten thousand acres of forest are burning in the exclusion zone near the Chornobyl nuclear power plant due to military operations
31 individual fires have been recorded
Increased levels of radioactive particle pollution in the air due to the fires
Radionuclides are being released into the atmosphere and can be carried over great distances by wind
It is impossible to contain and put out the fires due to the occupation of the exclusion zone by Russian forces
There is a risk that flames may engulf the spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste storage facilities
Over 10,000 hectares of forests are on fire in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone due to the war
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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:53.457Z
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