Chernobyl accident Archives - Chernobyl History

The Chernobyl accident: official chronicle by the hour

A hydrothermal explosion occurred at the 4th power unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Saturday, April 26, 1986. It happened at

Who glows from radiation: the mysteries of the Chernobyl forest

Almost thirty-four years ago, an accident occurred on the territory of Kiev Polesie that cast doubt on the safety of nuclear reactors throughout

The military commissariat said: “You are heading to Chernobyl”

Spring was blooming, filled with the smells of new life. No one knew that it would forever be inscribed in the history of

The accident on ChNPP: we’re not the first – we’re not the last

It is no secret today that the Soviet government tried in 1986 in every possible way to hide the terrible accident at the

“…I have 43 x-rays: can I be healthy?”

Any event, even the most tragic, that has ever happened in world history, is gradually forgotten. Only the memories of their direct participants

Chernobyl syndrome and Coronavirus COVID-19

Most Ukrainians still associate their serious illnesses and vulnerable immunity with the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, a disaster on a planetary scale.

Ashes of Chernobyl, which beats in the heart …

The memories of Chernobyl victims are only a small part of the sad archival heritage that Chernobyl left us. A significant number of

Memories cause goose bumps

Participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident are honored on the day that the construction of the sarcophagus over

Radiation flew wherever it could

People who survived the evacuation from the Chernobyl exclusion zone, deprived of reliable information about the level of radioactive contamination of their territory

KGB archives testify

A year has passed after the Chernobyl accident. At the end of 1987, the main regulatory body of the country reported to the