Rome, 26 Apr. (LaPresse) – “Forty years ago, the world faced one of the greatest nuclear disasters: the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. A significant amount of radioactive material was released. Hundreds of thousands of people have been dealing with the consequences of that tragedy for years. To contain the radiation, a sarcophagus was built over the destroyed reactor. Subsequently, more than 40 countries enclosed it with the New Safe Confinement to prevent further disasters. These two structures are what protect against radioactive emissions and contamination. Their maintenance and protection are in everyone’s interest. But through its war, Russia is once again bringing the world to the brink of a man-made catastrophe: Russian-Iranian ‘Shahed’ drones regularly fly over the plant, and one of them struck the containment structure last year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote this on X on the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. ‘The world must not allow this nuclear terrorism to continue, and the best way is to force Russia to stop its reckless attacks,’ he adds, finally paying tribute to ‘all those who gave their lives whilst dealing with the consequences of this tragedy’. ‘May all the victims of the Chernobyl disaster rest in peace,’ concludes the leader in Kyiv.
Chernobyl, Zelensky: ‘Russia is once again bringing the world to the brink of catastrophe’
Rome, 26 Apr. (LaPresse) – “Forty years ago, the world faced one of the greatest nuclear disasters: the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. A significant amount of radioactive material was released. Hundreds of thousands of people have been dealing with the consequences of that tragedy for years. To contain the radiation, a sarcophagus was built over the destroyed reactor. Subsequently, more than 40 countries enclosed it with the New Safe Confinement to prevent further disasters. These two structures are what protect against radioactive emissions and contamination. Their maintenance and protection are in everyone’s interest. But through its war, Russia is once again bringing the world to the brink of a man-made catastrophe: Russian-Iranian ‘Shahed’ drones regularly fly over the plant, and one of them struck the containment structure last year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote this on X on the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. ‘The world must not allow this nuclear terrorism to continue, and the best way is to force Russia to stop its reckless attacks,’ he adds, finally paying tribute to ‘all those who gave their lives whilst dealing with the consequences of this tragedy’. ‘May all the victims of the Chernobyl disaster rest in peace,’ concludes the leader in Kyiv.
