Russian invasion of Ukraine

Yeah, I know. It seems their move for Chernobyl is because it’s the largest source of power in Ukraine apart from Russian gas, which they’ll probably find they’re a bit short of right now.

Just an opinion, but I think taking Chernobyl was more about it being almost literaly the shortest route between Kiev, Belarus and Russia. If you're planning on mounting a mechanised infantry assault on Kiev today, it would make things a lot easier.

It no longer operates though and is used for nuclear waste storage now.

The BBC news suggested that it was mainly because it was a big open space on the invasion route so would be a good staging area.