Russian troops preparing to quit Chernobyl nuclear power plant

The Russian troops are about to leave the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and its satellite town of Slavutych, Report informs referring to UNIAN, the press service of the Energoatom National Nuclear Power Generation Company.

It is reported that the Russian troops, which seized the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and other facilities in the exclusion zone, set off in two columns towards the Ukrainian border with the Republic of Belarus.

On February 24, Russia attacked Ukraine and took control of all Chernobyl facilities located in the exclusion zone.

On March 9, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was completely de-energized.