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‘Looks like Chornobyl’: life in Kyiv’s most bombed neighbourhood as Ukraine braced for new mass strike

Residents in area around Lukianivska Square say situation is only getting worse after repeated Russian attacks

The Guardian - UK

Chornobyl, 40 years on: inside the 1 May Guardian Weekly

The long shadow of the world’s worst nuclear accident. Plus Why apes really are like you

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un strengthens military ties with Russia and hails soldiers who fought in Kursk

Russian delegation visits Pyongyang; 16 killed in drone strikes across region; Zelenskyy accuses Putin of ‘nuclear terrorism’ over Chornobyl risks. What we know on day 1,524

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‘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.

Euronews

Six great reads: Toddler skincare videos on TikTok, a notorious Indian gangster and the rewilding of Chornobyl’s exclusion zone

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days

The Guardian - UK

Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war

In February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is not safe yet

The Guardian - UK

The no-go zone paradox: Chornobyl’s wildlife thrives amid pro-nuclear shift

World’s worst nuclear disaster leaves mixed legacy of nature’s resilience amid serious contamination, as wars increase lobbying for energy supply

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‘The deadliest blob on Earth’: Why Chornobyl’s 2000-kilogram Elephant’s Foot still can’t be destroyed

Beneath the ruins of Reactor 4 at Chornobyl, there is a hidden but very dangerous nuclear mass called the Elephant's Foot. The mass is made of Corium, a mixture of molten lava, including uranium, zirconium, and concrete, created by the 1986 disaster. The radiation levels were so high that a…

The Times of India

Bombed Chornobyl shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA

Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia blew hole in painstakingly erected €1.5bn shield meant to allow for final clean-up of 1986 meltdown site

The Guardian - AU

‘She went through hell’: widow of Chornobyl engineer is killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv

Zelenskyy says Nataliia Khodymchuk is victim of ‘new tragedy caused by Kremlin’, four decades after disaster

The Guardian - UK

Why Are The Chernobyl Stray Dogs Coloured Blue? Here's What The Researchers Say About It

The three Chernobyl stray dogs were most likely just having a great time rolling in a broken portable toilet where bright blue chemical fluid had leaked, turning their fur blue.

International Business Times UK

Ukraine war briefing: Attack cutting power to Chornobyl nuclear plant a ‘global threat’, says Zelenskyy

Emergency diesel generators brought online after Russia accused of shelling substation supplying power to scene of 1986 disaster. What we know on day 1,317

The Guardian - AU

Destruction of Ukraine dam caused ‘toxic timebomb’ of heavy metals, study finds

Researchers say environmental impact from Kakhovka dam explosion comparable to Chornobyl nuclear disaster

The Guardian - UK

Drone strikes Chornobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, Russia says not to blame

Radiation levels are normal at Chornobyl, IAEA says, as world leaders gather in Munich to discuss Russia-Ukraine war.

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The play that changed my life: ‘Sarcophagus dealt with Chornobyl as a symptom of corruption in Russia’

Vladimir Gubarev’s tragic satire about the response to the nuclear disaster transfixed audiences and showed the absolute necessity of theatre

Bored Panda

A New Study Shows That Dogs Living Near Chornobyl Are Genetically Different To Others In The World

Stray dogs living in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone manage to evolve and adapt to the toxic environment so well that they end up thriving in it. The post A New Study Shows That Dogs Living Near Chornobyl Are Genetically Different To Others In The World first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review: gloriously gloomy use of Unreal Engine 5

Forged in adversity, this Ukrainian-developed shooter delivers a beautiful open-world survival-shooter like no other.

The Guardian - UK

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review – transfixing Ukrainian dystopia built on underlying tragedy

Explore the starkly beautiful landscapes of the irradiated Zone in this foreboding and remorselessly challenging survival adventure

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You won't survive in STALKER 2 unless you know how to repair weapons — here's what you have to do to with broken guns and armor

If you don't have good equipment, you won't make it in the Zone. Here's how to repair and maintain your gear in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

Windows Central

STALKER 2 is hardly a perfect game, but The Zone still captivates me like no other open world can

At long last, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has finally come to Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC. But does it live up to the hype? Here's our review.

GamesRadar

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review: "The best but most broken game I've played all year"

Tom’s Hardware

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chornobyl and MSFS 2024 arrive next week — here are the system requirements and driver details

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 arrive next week, and Nvidia has Game Ready drivers available. Here's a look at the system requirements and other details..

The Independent UK

Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs and radiation

To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the Russian weapons within striking distance

The Guardian - UK

Patriot by Alexei Navalny review – the man who dared to defy Putin

This remarkable memoir by the bold and fearless Russian opposition leader describes an extraordinary life, from a childhood in the shadow of Chornobyl to surviving a novichok attack and his final days in a remote Arctic penal colony

GamesRadar

Stalker: Shadow of Chornobyl isn't the mind-bending prospect it once was, but that’s only because we have it so good

The emergent has become the everyday, and shooters are all the better for it

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