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40 years later, Russia is still silencing the voices of Chernobyl

In June 2018 I had the opportunity to visit Minsk, the capital of Belarus. In a large bookshop in the city centre – beneath the inquisitorial gaze of the ever-present portraits of the dictator Alexander Lukashenko – I asked the bookseller for one of the volumes of Svetlana Alexievich’s collected…

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Ukrainians mark 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

Ukrainians in Slavutych on Sunday honoured the men and women whose mission it was to clean up the worst nuclear accident in history. People streamed in from different parts of the city to place candles on a large radiation hazard symbol as they marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl…

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Zelensky says Russia is carrying out ‘nuclear terrorism’ at Chernobyl

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Newsletter: EU leaders back US president after attack

Also in this newsletter: On 40th Chernobyl disaster anniversary, Zelenskyy accuses Russia of committing 'nuclear terrorism.'

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At least 21 killed in Russia's strikes on Ukraine on Chernobyl anniversary

Russian strikes killed at least 21 across Ukraine over the weekend and into Monday as Kyiv struck a Russian oil refinery, while Zelenskyy and IAEA warned of renewed nuclear risks at Chernobyl.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump calls hatred between Putin and Zelensky ‘ridiculous’

Trump says he is still speaking to leaders of both Russia and Ukraine in his bid to end war

The Independent UK

Chernobyl, 40 years on: the disaster that triggered the downfall of a superpower

As radiation spread across Europe in April 1986, so did the truth about a political system built on silence. Four decades on, RFI spoke to history and politics professor Oleg Kobtzeff about how the Chernobyl nuclear disaster exposed the USSR's culture of secrecy, and was among the catalysts for its…

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Study shows no genetic harm in children of Chernobyl radiation survivors

A major international study found no additional DNA damage in children conceived after the Chernobyl disaster linked to their parents' radiation exposure. Researchers analyzed families where parents were involved in cleanup or lived near the zone, revealing stable genetic patterns across generations. These findings, published in 'Science', may alleviate concerns…

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On 40th Chernobyl disaster anniversary, Zelenskyy accuses Russia of committing 'nuclear terrorism'

Ukrainians gathered to honour those who died from the accident, as well as the hundreds of thousands who cleaned up after the disaster, exposing themselves to high levels of radiation.

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At least 16 killed in strikes across Ukraine and Russia as Chernobyl anniversary prompts fresh nuclear safety fears

At least 16 people have been killed in strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia over the weekend, local authorities said

The Independent UK

Chernobyl Wasn't a Nuclear Disaster—It Was a Communist Disaster

Forty years after the Chernobyl meltdown, too many people are still drawing the wrong conclusions.

Reason

‘He refused to say that there was no radiation and no danger to the population'

The events of 26 April, 1986, changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians, and people beyond Ukraine’s borders, when Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant underwent a catastrophic failure during a safety test. RFI spoke with Dr Andrei Kindzelski, son of Professor Leonid Kindzelski, chief radiologist of the…

Radio France Internationale

Chernobyl anniversary: Zelenskyy accuses Russia of 'once again bringing world to brink of man-made disaster'

Marking Chernobyl's 40th anniversary, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy accused Russia of "nuclear terrorism," citing drone activity near the plant and warning of man-made disasters. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones struck a Russian fertilizer plant, causing a pipeline leak. Russia also launched numerous drones overnight, with Ukraine intercepting most.

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Despite Russia’s war, one Ukrainian city still gathers for midnight Chernobyl vigil

Ukrainians gathered in the city of Slavutych to remember those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 40 years ago

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Euronews

‘Nature has performed a factory reset’: Chernobyl has flourished into an unlikely wildlife refuge

On the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the site remains too dangerous for humans – but wildlife has moved back in.

The Independent UK

AP Was There: Early Chernobyl victims buried in Moscow cemetery

In the weeks after the April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, it was difficult to get any information about the scope of the disaster, aside from terse announcements from the government of the Soviet Union

The Independent UK

Putin could cause the next Chernobyl through reckless strikes on nuclear plants, experts warn

IN DEPTH: Four decades ago, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in the worst nuclear accident the world has ever seen. Today, some of the world’s leading nuclear experts warn Alex Croft that Russia’s actions there and in Zaporizhzhia show the lessons of the past have not been learnt

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‘I miss our land. Chernobyl broke us’: The families who lost their homes after world’s worst nuclear accident

IN FOCUS: For 40 years, the residents of northern Ukraine and southern Belarus have grappled with the devastating effects of the world’s worst nuclear accident. They tell Alex Croft about the day that their lives were changed forever

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Science history: Chernobyl nuclear power plant melts down, bringing the world to the brink of disaster — April 26, 1986

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor melted down, but the rest of the world wouldn't learn how close it came to nuclear Armageddon until weeks later.

The Independent UK

Ukrainians thought they had reduced the risks at Chernobyl. Then Russia invaded

The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades apart

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Chernobyl’s exclusion zone is a beacon of biodiversity – but it faces new threats from Russia’s invasion

April 26 marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The accident caused the largest ever release of radioactive material into the environment, and at the time people predicted that the affected area would be rendered uninhabitable, devoid of life…

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: 10 killed and at least 67 injured in one of Moscow’s largest aerial strikes

Dnipro hit in repeated waves, with fears that more victims could be trapped under rubble

The Independent UK

PHOTO ESSAY: Chernobyl liquidators return to where they faced an invisible enemy

Their mission was to clean up the worst nuclear accident in history.

The Conversation

Chernobyl: the five best things to watch and play to understand the disaster

Can we ever really understand Chernobyl? As a researcher in visual culture, I find myself returning to this question again and again as I examine films, TV shows, documentaries, visual novels and artworks.

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Nuclear energy is having a global revival 40 years after Chernobyl

The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and other regions

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