3 people arrested for illegally entering Chernobyl zone

Vyshhorod Region police found illegal tourists in the exclusion zone

During the patrol, officers of the Vyshhorod District Police Department together with officers of the State Border Guard Service found 3 young men near the Dytyatky checkpoint who had entered the Chernobyl zone for extreme tourism, bypassing checkpoints.

Age of young men from 23 to 25 years. All of them are residents of Kyiv.

Concerning violators police officers made reports according to Art. 46-1 (Violation of the requirements of the radiation safety regime in areas subject to radioactive contamination) of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses.

Administrative materials were sent to the court for a decision.

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