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Ukrainian Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Ruslan Strelets said in a televised interview on March 24 that more than 30 fires have been recorded in the area over the past two weeks. The International Atomic Energy Agency earlier reported on March 23 that it was informed by Ukraine that a forest near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant was on fire.

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