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HISTORICAL FACTS: Chernobyl - Caught on Camera

Quote of the day by Valery Legasov: 'Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid' and how continuous deception led to the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and eventually contributed to the fall of the USSR

A technician inside a nuclear control room looks at a radiation meter that reads exactly 3.6 Roentgen (Unit of measurement for gamma-ray exposure) per hour. Moments after the catastrophic explosion tore through Reactor No. 4 in Chernobyl, he reports this number to his superiors, reassuring them that the situation is…

The Times of India

Russia’s nuclear strategy in Ukraine isn’t deterrence – it’s terror

For the third time in Russia’s war against Ukraine, it recently launched the nuclear-capable missile Oreshnik. This intermediate-range ballistic missile has been deployed against Ukrainian cities on two other notable occasions, striking Dnipro in November 2024 and Lviv in early 2026. In each of these launches, Vladimir Putin’s highly touted…

The Conversation

Wildlife inside Chernobyl exclusion zone acted differently during Russia's invasion, camera traps reveal

Camera footage in Ukraine's Chernobyl exclusion zone revealed that mammals became less active — especially at night — during the Russian occupation, highlighting the war's immediate impact on wildlife.

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Will it take a ‘Chornobyl-scale disaster’ for us to regulate AI?

Unsafe AI systems are leading to cyber weapons of mass destruction writes Stuart Russell, a computer scientist known for his contributions to AI

The Guardian - US

European leaders back Zelensky's call for direct Russia talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky won support from the leaders of Britain, France and Germany on Sunday for direct ceasefire talks with Russia, as diplomatic efforts to end the war remain stalled. The appeal came as Russian strikes reportedly damaged a nuclear fuel storage facility near the Chernobyl exclusion zone.

France 24

Drone strike damages nuclear storage site near Chernobyl: Kyiv

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it had been informed of the incident and that its team would inspect the site and assess the damage. The facility, located about 14.5 km from the Chernobyl plant, stores spent nuclear fuel from Ukraine's operating nuclear power stations. The strike caused significant…

The Economic Times

Ukraine will not ‘silently die’, vows Zelensky ahead of talks at No 10

The meeting comes after a Russian drone strike damaged a storage centre for spent nuclear fuel near Chernobyl.

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Chernobyl fuel facility hit: Nuclear fears resurface, Kyiv says Russian attack ‘deliberate'

A Russian drone struck a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Ukraine's Chornobyl exclusion zone, officials reported. While authorities confirmed radiation levels remained normal, President Zelenskyy condemned the attack as a deliberate act of recklessness targeting critical infrastructure. This incident adds to a pattern of Russian actions endangering nuclear safety,…

The Times of India

Chernobyl exclusion zone now has more wildlife than Ukraine’s nature reserves, study finds

Radioactive landscape too dangerous for humans now boasts some of the world’s wildest horses, wolves, and Eurasian lynx

The Independent UK

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…

The Conversation

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…

Euronews

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

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The Independent UK

Newsletter: EU leaders back US president after attack

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

Euronews

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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The Independent UK

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

Radio France Internationale

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…

The Times of India

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…

Euronews

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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The Independent UK

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

Reason

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.

Radio France Internationale

‘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…

The Times of India

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.

The Independent UK

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

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

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