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Scientists seeking return of SBU-seized vodka made of Chornobyl apples

The liquor is part of a four-year experiment.

11:30, 18.05.2021

Nuclear reactions detected under debris of destroyed Chornobyl reactor – Scientists

The neuron counts are rising slowly.

15:40, 13.05.2021

Zelensky says Ukraine to manufacture advanced nuclear reactors

The president discussed nuclear safety issues with the IAEA Director General.

14:25, 27.04.2021

Ukraine marks 35th Chornobyl anniversary

April 26 is the day to commemorate victims of the largest human-made disaster.

13:35, 26.04.2021

"Big Construction" program to clear access to Chornobyl exclusion zone – official

The program will allow access for environmentalists, researchers, power engineers, and entrepreneurs.

16:30, 22.04.2021

UIA to offer sightseeing flight over Chornobyl NPP

The carrier has hopped on the "flights to nowhere" trend.

23:15, 14.04.2021

Energoatom: Ukraine will no longer transport spent nuclear fuel to Russia

The country's Centralized Spent Fuel Storage Facility will be able to accept the first batch of such fuel from Ukrainian NPPs as early as in July 2021.

13:10, 16.02.2021

Chornobyl zone shutting down for tourists amid COVID-19 quarantine (Photo)

A special operation mode has been introduced at the nuclear facility in order to minimize the pandemic threats to personnel.

19:30, 02.11.2020

Spent nuclear fuel storage to be built near Chornobyl by year-end: Energoatom

The commissioning of the site will be a breakthrough for Ukraine, the regulator's chief assures.

18:00, 09.10.2020

Coronavirus reaches Chornobyl NPP

The confirmed patient is self-isolating now.

23:56, 23.06.2020

Ukraine declassifies Soviet KGB archives on Chornobyl disaster

Newly-revealed documents show this wasn't the first accident at the nuclear plant, while previous ones had been totally hushed down.

16:40, 22.06.2020

Ukrainian firefighters continue extinguishing forest fires in Chornobyl zone

The fires are still raging in six forestry zones.

23:59, 30.04.2020

New energy chief soon to present Chornobyl zone development plan

The plan provides for a number of measures to bring the Shelter into a safer condition by dismantling the unstable elements of the old confinement and the remains of the Chornobyl NPP's Unit 4.

11:40, 27.04.2020

Ukraine's interior minister reports all fires in Chornobyl zone extinguished (Photos)

He thanked the firefighters and foresters for the work.

23:55, 26.04.2020

Zelensky says over 11,000 ha damaged by forest fires in Chornobyl exclusion zone

Operations to extinguish the fires were under way near the Lubianka, Paryshiv, Dytiatky, and Denysovychi forestry areas on Sunday morning.

20:30, 26.04.2020

Ukraine commemorates 34th anniversary of Chornobyl disaster

About 400,000 people were evacuated from the exclusion zone.

15:30, 26.04.2020

Reuters: Fires near Chornobyl pose 'no risk to human health,' IAEA says

There had been "some minor increases in radiation."

14:20, 26.04.2020

"No threat to Chornobyl facilities": PM reports on wildfire response progress in northern Ukraine

Massive forest fires in the Chornobyl exclusion zone broke out on April 4 before being put out on April 14 and then re-erupting on April 16.

22:40, 21.04.2020

"Absolute Apocalypse": Ukrainian film director uploads drone footage of Chornobyl wildfire aftermath (Video)

The video shows hectares of devastated forests and abandoned houses.

21:20, 21.04.2020

EU ready to help Ukraine to eliminate Chornobyl fires – envoy

As of today, Ukrainian firefighters are trying to contain three fires in the Chornobyl zone.

13:40, 21.04.2020

Police considering two versions of wildfire occurrence in Zhytomyr region

Elimination of fires in the Chornobyl exclusion zone is still ongoing, the minister says.

18:57, 19.04.2020

Ukraine's wildfires could be planned sabotage – Interior Ministry

Everything indicates this could be a pre-planned campaign with wind direction calculation.

21:26, 18.04.2020

NASA says it sees fires near Chornobyl break out again (Satellite image)

The range of this fire from beginning to now has reached 50,000 acres which makes this wildfire the largest since the nuclear accident occurred.

01:25, 18.04.2020

Chornobyl wildfires: combustion products from exclusion zone could not pollute Kyiv air – Kulbida

At the same time, the top expert says no precipitation is expected in Ukraine in the next 10 days.

15:40, 17.04.2020

New forest fire outbreaks reported in Chornobyl zone (Photo, video)

A fire broke out near the village of Korohod in the exclusion zone.

18:30, 16.04.2020

Wildfire destroys 30% of tourist sites in Chornobyl zone

However, main tourist attractions have survived the blaze.

13:00, 15.04.2020

Ukraine's president says there's no fire-related threat to Chornobyl NPP, spent fuel storage facility

A few more days are needed to completely liquidate the remaining smoldering areas left after the devastating forest fire.

00:40, 15.04.2020

Rain helps beat forest fire in Chornobyl exclusion zone

Radiation background remains within norm.

14:20, 14.04.2020

Planes, hundreds of firefighters fighting wildfires in Chornobyl exclusion zone (Photo, video)

Forest fires broke out on April 4.

09:40, 14.04.2020

Zelensky wants to hear report on Chornobyl fire: "The public must know the truth" (Photos, video)

Forest fires in the Chornobyl exclusion zone began on April 4.

04:30, 14.04.2020

Wildfires burning in northern Ukraine – NASA

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine earlier reported that background radiation levels continue to be within the normal range around Kyiv.

21:20, 10.04.2020

Experts call on Ukrainian leaders to urgently intervene in situation around Energoatom

They warn against a possible deterioration in the country's nuclear energy sector.

13:20, 09.04.2020

RFE/RL: Police say they have identified man suspected of starting Chornobyl fire

More than 130 firefighters, three aircraft, and 21 vehicles were deployed on April 4 to battle the fire.

12:40, 07.04.2020

Tourist flow to Chornobyl Exclusion Zone grows

Considering the trend observed in February, Ukraine might see a tourist boom in Chornobyl in 2020.

12:00, 05.03.2020

Kyiv Regional Administration launches website with about twenty 3D virtual tours

It will be translated into English.

22:55, 22.12.2019

Visiting Chornobyl among Top 50 most sought-after travel experiences

Going on safari in Africa and cruising around the Caribbean also feature in the top 50 list.

21:30, 31.10.2019

Foreigners account for 80% of Chornobyl Exclusion Zone visitors

Over 59,600 visitors were foreign tourists.

03:55, 25.09.2019

Crimea may face "chemical Chornobyl" due to Russia's actions

According to local residents, the environmental situation in Bilohirsk will soon become similar to Chornobyl in terms of chemical poisoning.

12:42, 03.09.2019

U.S. declassifies intel report on estimates of Chornobyl incident fatalities

The authors concluded that "the entire intelligence community believes that the fatality figure of two is preposterous."

16:40, 18.08.2019

Ukrainian police detain 17 "stalkers" in Chornobyl zone within 24 hours (Photos)

Foreign citizens are among the detainees.

21:50, 13.08.2019

Ukraine's National Guards hold drills near Chornobyl

Soldiers training in Prypiat follow safety regulations and check their equipment for radioactive contamination, the National Guard of Ukraine.

12:20, 01.08.2019

Liquid radioactive waste treatment plant launched in Kyiv region

Its annual design capacity is 10,500 barrels filled with solidified radioactive waste.

10:40, 18.07.2019

Chornobyl's New Safe Confinement handed over to Ukraine (Photo, video)

The new facility will help solve the problem of dismantling the sarcophagus, which covered the exploded reactor after the accident in April 1986.

16:55, 10.07.2019

Igor Hiriak, unique soldier from Chernobyl response team: Did anyone go around catching stray dogs in the zone? I don't know. One lived in our camp. We shared food with it.

After watching the "Chernobyl" series, many in Ukraine did not agree with the author's reading of those events. People said many things were made up. Meanwhile, one British scriptwriter criticized the authors for not having any PoC actors. People on social networks immediately mocked this remark, because most believed it was unlikely that any soldiers of color ever served in the Soviet forces. However, the ridicule proved to be wrong as there actually was one soldier of another race on the response team! UNIAN was able to find this man.

06:20, 08.07.2019

Interview

Chornobyl: Ex-president tells who decided to build nuclear power plant near Kyiv

Only Borys Paton, President of the Academy of Sciences, spoke out against the project among the entire expert group.

09:40, 21.06.2019

Mural to appear on Chernobyl nuclear station's eastern wall

The relevant competition has been completed to name the winner project.

14:40, 16.06.2019

HBO show success drives Chernobyl tourism boom – media

English-language tours usually cost around $100 per person.

22:30, 04.06.2019

Ukrainian viewer spots "time capsule from the future" in HBO's Chernobyl drama miniseries

HBO's Chernobyl is currently ranked as IMDB's highest rated TV series in history with 9.6 points.

11:26, 03.06.2019

French FM Le Drian visits Chornobyl NPP

Le Drian has visited Chornobyl to state the completion of the construction of the Arc, which now covers the destroyed reactor.

12:51, 02.06.2019

Reuters: Chernobyl comes back to life in Ukrainian computer game

Beskrestnov and his partner Alexey Fateyev used Google maps and hundreds of pictures from the Chernobyl area to recreate Prypyat landmarks.

20:57, 04.05.2019