Ukrainian servicemen during exercises in PripyatMOSCOW, 5 Feb. American readers of the British newspaper Daily Mail are actively discussing the news about the conduct of exercises by units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Many commentators agreed that this is not the best area for such maneuvers. «Definitely not the place where I would send my troops,” wrote shadow24. “The military will grow a third arm and be able to carry more weapons,” joked timagain and again.Bloomberg mistakenly announced Russia's «invasion» of Ukraine. «It's just idiotic,» says edman76. that they are risking the health and lives of their soldiers. «This is completely stupid. They will pay for this in the coming years. Who knows what diseases can appear after crawling through this mud,» said Scrapper One.
In Ukraine, they told why the army would not protect the country. Nevertheless, some readers refuted the data about the «mortal» danger of being in the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. «There are certain places that are dangerous due to too much radiation, but in order to be exposed to a lethal dose , you should be right there <…> The half-lives of most radioactive materials are long past,” R Texas explained. Relations between Russia and the West have become even more tense recently due to the situation around Ukraine. Washington and Brussels are accusing Moscow of preparing an «invasion», declaring that Russian troops are being pulled up to the border. Against this background, NATO is increasing the number of military and equipment in the countries of Eastern Europe. Moscow has repeatedly denied these accusations, noting that they are moving troops within their territory. The Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry have repeatedly stressed that the goal of the “aggression” stories is to build up a foreign group near the Russian borders, and the main reason for the escalation of tension in Ukraine is the actions of the United States and NATO, which send military instructors, weapons and equipment there, increase the number of exercises, pushing Kiev towards military adventures.
