Chernobyl drone flight warnings

The proximity of military operations to the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster has raised international alarm.

Ukrainian officials argue that Russia is intentionally using the plant's airspace as a 'safe zone' to avoid being targeted by air defenses, knowing the catastrophic consequences of a stray strike.

The warning comes as an AP photographer chronicles the painful legacy of the 1986 disaster, highlighting the continued danger posed by the exclusion zone.

Experts are calling for an immediate international intervention to establish a demilitarized zone around all nuclear facilities in the conflict region.