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Russians leave Chernobyl; Ukraine braces for renewed attacks

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Ukrainian authorities say Russian troops have left the heavily contaminated Chernobyl nuclear site and returned control of the facility. They say the troops were exposed to radiation while digging trenches

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  1. Berkshire Eagle

    Ukraine: Russians leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got “significant doses" of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site, Ukraine’s state power

  2. Tucson

    Ukraine nuclear operator: Russian troops leave Chernobyl, heading toward Belarus border (opens Tucson)

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    Russian troops were leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and heading toward Ukraine's border with Belarus, the Ukrainian nuclear operator company said.

  3. Omaha World-Herald

    Live updates | UN nuclear watchdog: Russians leave Chernobyl (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    BERLIN — The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has been informed by Ukraine that the Russian forces which were in control of the Chernobyl nuclear plant have “in writing,

  4. KTVU San Francisco

    Russian troops leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure, Ukraine says (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    Ukraine's nuclear power company says Russian forces are leaving Chernobyl nuclear power plant after soldiers got “significant doses” of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site.

  5. Local News 8

    Russian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator (opens Local News 8)

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    By Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise overseeing Ukraine’s nuclear power plants said on Thursday. “It was confirmed that the occupiers, who seized the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and other facilities …

  6. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Live updates | Nuclear operator: Russians leaving Chernobyl (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    LVIV, Ukraine — Russian troops were leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and heading towards Ukraine’s border with Belarus, the Ukrainian nuclear operator company said Thursday.

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Russians Hand Control of Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Back to Ukraine, IAEA Says (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The IAEA added that it “has not been able to confirm reports of Russian forces receiving high doses of radiation while being in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.”

  8. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine says all Russian troops have left Chernobyl nuclear plant (opens Al Jazeera)

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    IAEA says it was informed by Ukraine that Russia handed control of nuclear power plant and ‘moved convoys of troops’.

  9. Military.com

    Russian Forces Leaving Chernobyl After Radiation Exposure (opens Military.com)

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    Ukraine's state-owned nuclear power company says Russian forces have began leaving the damaged Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

  10. NBC Los Angeles

    Ukraine Nuclear Operator Says Russian Troops Leaving Chernobyl (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Ukraine’s nuclear operator company said Thursday that Russian troops were leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and were heading towards the country’s border with Belarus

  11. Digital Journal

    Russians leave Chernobyl with Ukrainian troops as hostages: Kyiv (opens Digital Journal)

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    Russian troops on Tuesday vacated Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant after weeks of occupation, but took an unspecified number of captive Ukrainian

  12. Fox5 Atlanta

    Russian troops leaving Chernobyl power plant after radiation exposure (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Ukraine's nuclear power company says Russian forces are leaving Chernobyl nuclear power plant after soldiers got “significant doses” of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site.

  13. New York Times

  14. NBC New York

    Russians Hand Control of Chornobyl Nuclear Plant Back to Ukraine, IAEA Says (opens NBC New York)

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    The IAEA added that it “has not been able to confirm reports of Russian forces receiving high doses of radiation while being in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.”

  15. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Russian troops leaving Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine operator says (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    Ukraine’s nuclear operator company says Russian troops are leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and heading towards the country’s border with Belarus.

  16. The Times of Israel

    Russian troops starting to leave Chernobyl, Ukraine nuclear agency says (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Energoatom claims soldiers retreated after 'becoming sick' in highly radiated area; adds that Moscow signed off on document handing over control of the power pant

  17. Washington Examiner

    Hundreds of Russian troops evacuate Chernobyl with 'acute radiation sickness' (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Hundreds of Russian soldiers were evacuated from Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear facility with "acute radiation sickness," according to a report.

  18. Newsweek

    Russian forces have fully left Chernobyl nuclear plant, Ukraine says (opens Newsweek)

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    Ukrainian state-owned nuclear company Energoatom said Russians have also left Slavutych, a town close to the plant where workers live.

  19. Newsweek

    Pentagon says Russian troops withdrawing from Chernobyl nuclear site (opens Newsweek)

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    Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claims Moscow was protecting the nuclear plant.

  20. Insider

    Russian troops got 'significant doses of radiation' after digging trenches around Chernobyl, Ukrainian power authority says (opens Insider)

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    Ukraine's state nuclear agency confirmed that Russian troops dug trenches in the highly radioactive Red Forest — in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone.

  21. The Republic

    Latest from Ukraine - Nuclear operator: Russians leaving Chernobyl (opens The Republic)

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    LVIV, Ukraine — Russian troops were leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and heading towards Ukraine’s border with Belarus, the Ukrainian nuclear operator company said Thursday. The operator, Energoatom, said that the Russian military was also preparing to leave Slavutych, a nearby city where p…

  22. MyNorthwest

    Ukraine nuclear operator: Russian troops leave Chernobyl (opens MyNorthwest)

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    LVIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine's nuclear operator company said Thursday that Russian troops were leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and were heading

  23. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine says most Russian forces have left Chernobyl power plant (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Most Russian troops have left the defunct nuclear facility and only a ‘small number’ remain, Ukraine’s Energoatom says.

  24. Washington Examiner

    Russian troops ceded control of Chernobyl to Ukraine, nuclear watchdog says (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Russian troops who seized control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have handed control of the facility back to Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday, citing information from Ukraine’s state-owned power company, Energoatom.

  25. France 24

    Russians start to withdraw from Chernobyl: US (opens France 24)

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    Russian forces have begun to pull out of the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power site, a US defense official said Wednesday, a day after Moscow said it would scale back attacks on two key Ukrainian citie…

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