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.

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

The Ukrainian General Staff stated that forces are holding back invaders attempting to break the Kyiv defense.

On March 27, 2022, a child was injured as a result of enemy shelling of a village in the Fastiv district of the Kyiv region.