Ukraine officials are reporting higher levels of radiation around the Chernobyl nuclear plant after Russian troops took control of the facility Thursday. “Experts of the Ecocenter connect this with disturbance of the top layer of soil from movement of a large number of radio heavy military machinery through the Exclusion zone and increase of air pollution,” Ukrainian officials in a statement on Friday, according to a translation. The Parliament of Ukraine also posted a map that showed radiation monitoring systems had shown elevated levels and where they are the worst. “Data from the automated radiation monitoring system of the exclusion zone, which is available online, indicate that the control levels of gamma radiation dose rate (red dots) have been exceeded at a significant number of observation points,” the Parliament of Ukraine said in a statement. Earlier this week, Ukrainian officials confirmed that Russian forces had gained control of the Chernobyl …