A husband died in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion, and his wife in a Russian drone attack—separated by 39 years. The tragic story of a couple swept up in two of Ukraine’s modern-era ...

In April 1986, the world changed forever when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster unfolded in what was then the Soviet Union. What began as a late-night safety test at Reactor No. 4 quickly turned into the ...

The Chernobyl disaster occurred when technicians at the power station, near Pripyat in the north of Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, ran a test on reactor number four to simulate shutting it ...

Chernobyl, Ukraine — After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 40 years ago Sunday, more than 300,000 people fled the towns surrounding the destroyed Unit 4 reactor that spewed lethal radiation. In 2019, ...

A recent Associated Press article vastly underestimated the human death toll from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power disaster in the former USSR at between 9,000 and 90,000 when it may be closer to 1 ...

Even nearly 40 years after the 1986 accident, a person can only stand near this object for a few dozen seconds.Deep beneath the basement of Unit 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster released massive radiation and affected millions. Dozens died immediately, with thousands more linked to long-term effects. The area remains restricted as cleanup continues ...

Memories of ChernobylApril 26, 1986.A major accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Soviet Union, in what is now Ukraine.I was six years old at the time.I vaguely remember ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: 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 ...