Russia seizes Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine have been seized by the Russian military.

The ministry said in a statement that 118 military infrastructure had been shut down in Ukraine so far.

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has begun as Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday ordered a military operation against Ukraine.

In a speech on a Russian state television station, he called on his country’s army to protect civilians and called on Ukrainian forces to lay down their arms.