Russia’s force has fully withdrawn from the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine’s defense ministry confirmed on Friday. It cited two reasons for the exit: military losses and radiation exposure.
“Russian mutants lost this round of @stalker_thegame,” the ministry said via Twitter, referring to the Stalker video game franchise that is set in the notoriously radioactive zone.
When they left, Ukraine’s ministry added, the Russian troops looted the power plant, taking “kettles, lab equipment, and radiation.” They also took the captured Ukrainian national guard members who had been at the facility when Russia invaded in late February.
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