Kyiv Independent reporter Dominic Culverwell visits the Chornobyl exclusion zone, reflecting on how the Russian occupation of nuclear sites risks expanding the landscape of "nuclear ghost towns" across Ukraine. As Moscow continues its occupation and blackmail at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the threat of irreversible human and environmental damage looms over new regions. The haunting ruins of Prypiat serve as a stark reminder of the potential consequences if international nuclear