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When the power to the station was cut off for three days, Valeriy said he scrambled to find fuel to keep the generator running, even resorting to stealing some from the Russians.
"If we had lost power, it could have been catastrophic," Oleksandr explained. "Radioactive material could have been released. The scale of it, you can well imagine. I wasn't scared for my life. I was scared about what would happen if I wasn't there monitoring the plant. I was scared it would be a tragedy for humanity."
The area behind the plant called the "Red Forest" is one of the most radioactive places on earth. Drone footage released by the Ukrainian military shows that Russian soldiers dug trenches and even stayed there. This was also confirmed to the BBC by officials at the station.
Inside Chernobyl: We Ukrainians stole Moscow fuel to prevent catastrophe
Oleksandr´s crew are the real heroes , Moscow thugs have a very little clue what they are doing today, but will explain it to them in the Hague !
"If we had lost power, it could have been catastrophic," Oleksandr explained. "Radioactive material could have been released. The scale of it, you can well imagine. I wasn't scared for my life. I was scared about what would happen if I wasn't there monitoring the plant. I was scared it would be a tragedy for humanity."
The area behind the plant called the "Red Forest" is one of the most radioactive places on earth. Drone footage released by the Ukrainian military shows that Russian soldiers dug trenches and even stayed there. This was also confirmed to the BBC by officials at the station.
Inside Chernobyl: We Ukrainians stole Moscow fuel to prevent catastrophe
Inside Chernobyl: We stole Russian fuel to prevent catastrophe
Staff at the former nuclear plant tell the BBC they were forced to negotiate when Russian forces took over.
www.bbc.com
Oleksandr´s crew are the real heroes , Moscow thugs have a very little clue what they are doing today, but will explain it to them in the Hague !
