More than two dozen illegal entrants were detained in the Chornobyl

zone in August 2012 by employees of the police battalion for the

protection of the zone of radioactive contamination, the media liaisons

office of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s main office in Kyiv region

reported on Tuesday, Sept. 4.

“Eight extreme travelers are foreigners who legally arrived in

Ukraine, and others are from the [Ukrainian] capital, as well as

Donetsk, Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Chernihiv regions. Among the fans of exotic

trips were two women,” police said.