In Kiev and several districts of the Kiev region, air quality has deteriorated sharply due to forest fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, I mentioned Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute June 29.
The fires began, according to the organization, on June 25. A few days later, on June 27-28, smoke from the fires drifted south of the fires. As a result, air quality deteriorated and visibility deteriorated in the Kyiv, Vyshgorod, Bochansky and Brovary regions of the Kyiv region.
“According to the Sentinel-5P satellite, plumes of polluted air with high levels of carbon monoxide and particulate matter were detected, which were tracked at a distance of up to 170 kilometers from the fires,” the institute stated.
In the Ukrainian State Agency for Exclusion Zone Management maleThe fires were caused by Russian drones.
As of June 29, fires in the Chernobyl zone continue. In total, more than 200 people and about 60 units of special equipment are working to extinguish it. I mentioned In the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations (SSES). The firefighters’ mission is complicated by the heat in the area.
Experts from the Hydrometeorological Institute warn that with the blowing of northern winds, smoke will again spread towards Kiev.
The State Emergency Service noted that it is constantly monitoring the background radiation in the fire area. So far his performance is within normal limits.