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Chernobyl Zone: Ghost Towns Turn Military Training Ground
26 Apr
Summary
- Ukrainian soldiers trained in Chernobyl's abandoned towns for defense.
- Russia occupied the Chernobyl zone during the initial invasion.
- A Russian drone strike damaged the Chernobyl nuclear plant's outer shell.
Vines now entwine the deserted homes of Chernobyl's exclusion zone, where remnants of interrupted lives lie scattered, coated in dust. Forty years after the catastrophic 1986 nuclear meltdown, these towns, deemed uninhabitable due to lingering radiation, have found a new purpose.
Recently, Ukrainian soldiers conducted defensive training exercises amid the ruins, practicing against potential Russian attacks. Moscow's forces occupied the zone for five weeks after their full-scale invasion began in February 2022. The troops took careful measures to avoid the most radioactive areas during their drills.
