Russians fled Chernobyl with radiation sickness, says Ukraine as IAEA investigates

As occupiers abandon site and IAEA moves back in, power company says soldiers were exposed by digging trenches in radioactive zone

The UN atomic watchdog is investigating Ukrainian claims that Russian soldiers occupying Chernobyl nuclear power station left after receiving high doses of radiation.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it could not confirm the claims by Ukrainian state power company Energoatom and was seeking an independent assessment.

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