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What did mid-April 2020 bring to the region?
Summary
A look back at two reports from 14 and 15 April 2020: wildfires in the Chornobyl exclusion zone and a Russian missile test.
What was the region dealing with on 18 April 2020? Two developments from the days before that date stood out: a large fire in northern Ukraine and a missile test attributed to Russia.
On 14 April 2020, it was reported that the most extensive forest fires yet seen in the Chornobyl exclusion zone had burned for 10 days. They left 3,500 hectares of land burned.
On 15 April 2020, according to United States Space Command, Russia conducted a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test.
The two events were unrelated in nature. One was an environmental emergency on Ukrainian territory, while the other was a military test reported by a US command. Together they show the range of news in and around the region in the days leading up to 18 April 2020.
