Chernobyl nuclear plant in 'new accident' fears as staff 'held at gunpoint' by Russian forces

dailyrecord.co.uk:

There are growing fears at the Chernobyl nuclear plant amid reports that staff are being ‘held hostage’ by Russian soldiers.

Yuri Formichev, mayor of the nearby town of Slavutych, warned of a ‘complete catastrophe’ as food and fuel supplies come close to running out, the Mirror reports.

Russian forces have been in control of the plant, just north of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, since the early days of invasion.

There are reports that staff are continuing to work around the clock at gunpoint to maintain plant operations - which is said to be tiring workers physically and psychologically.