⚡️ Over 10,000 hectares of forests on fire in Chornobyl Exclusion Zone due to war.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 27, 2022
The fires threaten to contaminate Ukraine, Belarus, and other European countries, says Ukrainian Ombudsman.
It is nearly impossible to put out fires as Chornobyl is occupied by Russia, she added.