Images of the Chernobyl nuclear plant and of the abandoned town of Pripyat nearby. Shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, more than a 100 employees were trapped as Russian forces crossed into the country and seized swaths of land as they marched toward Kyiv. The capture of the Chernobyl by Russian forces kicked off a weeks-long ordeal that saw power briefly cut at the facility and employees carefully monitored by the invaders as they grappled with fresh uncertainty during the invasion's early days. IMAGES