They didn't know. Ukrainian workers at Chernobyl NPP asked soldiers holding them at gun pt why they were driving & camping in Red Forest, Russians had never heard of 1986 disaster or word "Chernobyl," didn't even know they'd seized a NPP, just told it's "strategic infrastructure"
— Dr. Red Bison, PhD ~~~ π¦¬π₯πππ½π³οΈβπβπ»πΊπ¦ (@RedBison) March 31, 2022