The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus is located outside of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
In 2016, the Ukrainian government declared the part of the exclusion zone on its territory the Chernobyl Radiation and Environmental Biosphere Reserve
=== 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine ===The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone was the site of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces during the Battle of Chernobyl on 24 February 2022, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

