Ukrainian forces fighting Russian troops over Chernobyl plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a tweet that Ukrainian forces were fighting Russian troops for control over the Chernobyl plant located north of the capital Kyiv.

“Russian occupying forces are trying to take over the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Our soldiers are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 does not happen again," Zelensky said, referring to the nuclear disaster that took place there in 1986, which has rendered the area uninhabitable for people ever since.

“This is a declaration of war against the whole of Europe,” he added, saying he had reported the developments to the Swedish prime minister.