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    Why Russia's capture of Chernobyl might not be the biggest nuclear concern in Ukraine

    Russia's capture of the Chernobyl nuclear plant raised alarms across the international community, with many world leaders wondering if Russia chose to seize the area for a specific reason.
    by Wynne Davis Feb 25, 2022 2 minutes
    Following the nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl plant in 1986, a protective dome was built over the destroyed fourth reactor.

    Russia's capture of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine and the surrounding exclusion zone raised alarms across the international community, with many world leaders wondering if Russia chose to seize the area for a specific reason.

    But Chernobyl might not actually be the biggest

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