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Chaos in the Capitol! Kyiv tries to escape war

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Nuclear winter

The abandoned city of Pripyat and the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant registered higher than expected levels of radiation following the Russian attack of February 24. This was reported by Ukraine's nuclear agency and interior ministry, according to Reuters, and is due to the presence of a significant military contingency lifting radioactive dust from the soil into the air. The level of radioactivity was not revealed

"Radiation starts to increase. It is not critical for Kyiv for the time being, but we are monitoring," the interior ministry said

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Pro and anti-Russian protesters have clashed in the Ukraine region of Crimea, as Russia ordered battle-readiness checks on armed forces near the nations' borders and said it was moving to ensure the security of its Black Sea fleet. Scuffles broke out outside the Crimea regional parliament on Wednesday between thousands of pro-Russia separatists and supporters of Ukraine's new leaders as regional politicians prepared to debate the removal of the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovich from the presidency. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, issued battle drills for army, navy and airforce troops based in Russia's western military district, which borders Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states, Finland and the Arctic. Russia's defence ministry was later reported by Reuters to have said it was taking measures to ensure the security of its facilities and arsenals of its Ukraine-based Black Sea naval fleet.