Ukrainian service members found a giant fish in the cooling pond of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. A vast freshwater catfish, which is truly impressive in size, appeared.

The fish was fed bread and watched as it ate. The video was posted on one of the YouTube channels.

The Chornobyl reactor cooling tank provided the catfish with an isolated environment, free from predators and filled with abundant prey. That’s why we’ve seen some truly enormous specimens here, which are pretty intimidating in their size and resemble monsters from horror movies.

A Ukrainian serviceman also found one of the huge catfish, which ate bread and swam around the cooling pond’s bright green waters.

“I’ve thrown the bait. Friends, tell me how to pull this fish out,” the author commented on the video.

Platform users advised the man not to touch the catfish because it emits radiation and is very dangerous.

As you know, catfish are active predators and scavengers that feed on everything they can find—fish, amphibians, worms, birds, and even small mammals. These “monsters” devour almost everything that can fit in their giant mouths.

Chornobyl has no competition for food, so they’ve been the “masters” of the reactor coolant reservoir for many years. This is the perfect environment for their growth. Catfish can live up to 50 years and continue to grow.

There’s no proof that the catfish in the Chornobyl NPP cooling pond have gotten so big because of radiation.

Despite many stories about them, there is no proof that these monsters ever ate people or birds.

Do you remember that in the Kyiv region, a diver was attacked by an unknown monster while cleaning a lake? After encountering a dangerous creature, the man sustained a significant eye injury, required hospitalization, and underwent extensive surgery.

We heard that a mutant fish with green meat was caught in the Dnieper near Kyiv. Such unusual occurrences are not uncommon, but they are considered to be very rare. Some experts say you shouldn’t eat fish like this, but many people aren’t afraid of “green” meat, and it’s also used to make soup.