Russia Occupies Chernobyl Staff Town, Says Ukraine
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"Russian occupiers have invaded Slavutych and occupied the municipal hospital," the military administration of the Kyiv region, which includes the town, wrote on Telegram.
The Russian army took control of the town where staff working at the Chernobyl nuclear site live and captured the mayor, sparking protests, Ukrainian officials said Saturday.
"Russian occupiers have invaded Slavutych and occupied the municipal hospital," the military administration of the Kyiv region, which includes the town, wrote on Telegram.
Some 25,000 people live in the town 160 kilometres (99 miles) north of the capital, built after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.
Residents took to the streets, carrying a large blue and yellow Ukrainian flag and heading towards the hospital, the administration said, adding that Russian forces fired into the air and threw stun grenades into the crowd.
