The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sent troops through Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear power plant accident, raising questions about the site’s status and what risks this activity ...

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Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied areas, and Russia have left at least 16 people dead as the world marked 40 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The attacks come as Ukraine’s leadership ...

Kyiv says Moscow has repeatedly sent missiles and drones on a flight path near the plant to attack Ukrainian cities, even damaging a critical protective shield in an attack last year. Ukraine is ...

Photographs from the first days of the Chernobyl disaster and of the aftermath years later show the response, the evacuation and the long-term consequences of the world’s worst nuclear accident. In ...

Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable future, it will be an army-controlled security belt. A Ukrainian soldier taking ...

After the catastrophic accident in the nearby nuclear reactor, the city of Pripyat had to be completely evacuated. Some 50,000 people left their homes forever. DW visited the town with a former ...

Participants dressed in white hazmat suits, place candles in front of a memorial for Chernobyl victims, during a commemoration ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl ...

Kyiv – Ukraine is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on Sunday amid lingering fears that Russia's 4-year-old war could spark a repeat of the world's worst nuclear ...

Ukraine commemorates world's worst nuclear disaster Recent drone strike punctured protective arc, needs repairs Zelenskiy issues warning on risks at Zaporizhzhia plant KYIV, April 26 (Reuters) - ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As Ukrainians mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, last year’s Russian drone attack ...

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