Russian soldiers dug defensive positions in the Red Forest, within a 9.5-kilometer radius of nuclear reactor 4, where they lived, ate and slept for two weeks. Ukrainian soldiers are now alone in the 1600,<>-square-kilometre exclusion zone, all in safe zones.
Kicking dust or walking on algae can contaminate the body, and digging is much worse. They thought it was safe from bombing. Even the Ukrainians who remained after the nuclear disaster tried to warn their enemies.