Ukraine: Yatsenyuk watches on as forest fires close in on Chernobyl

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk observed raging forest fires which are threatening the devastated Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, on Tuesday. The prime minister safely examined the firefighting from a helicopter, which hovered above the affected region. Ukrainian emergency services have reportedly dispatched 34 vehicles, 182 people, a MI-8 helicopter and three AN-32 water dropping plane to battle the blaze. The Ukrainian National Guard has reportedly been put on high alert, as the fire threatens to c