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Russia attacks Ukraine; peace in Europe ‘shattered’

Ukrainian officials said their forces were battling Russians on multiple fronts and had lost control of the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2022

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Tens of thousands flee their homes

Ukraine invasion news from February 24: UN says several thousand Ukrainians crossing into neighbouring countries.

Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2022

Ukraine's President warns of 'new iron curtain' as Russia takes Chernobyl site — As it happened

Ukraine's President warns Europe that Russia will not stop with an invasion of his country.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2022

A reboot at No 10? You might as well try to reboot the reactor at Chernobyl

Keir Starmer’s depressing encounter with a mob shows Boris Johnson’s new ‘grownups’ really have their work cut out, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022

Ukrainian soldiers drill urban warfare scenario in deserted Chernobyl town

Ukrainian forces fired at abandoned buildings and launched grenades and mortars on Friday during urban combat drills in the town of Pripyat, which has been deserted since the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster caused thousands to flee.

Reuters · Feb 4, 2022

Inside Chernobyl's abandoned town amid fears Russian troops will storm disaster site

Ukraine is bracing for a Russian invasion, possibly from Belarus, using nuclear disaster site Chernobyl as a rapid gateway for tanks to race south to encircle the capital Kyiv

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2022

Chernobyl's mega tomb that protects the world from deadly radiation

On April 26, 1986, the horrific Chernobyl nuclear disaster humanity unfolded in a corner of Russia, and has continued to have a devastating impact for many years

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2022

Inside Chernobyl’s eerie radioactive corridors decades after deadly meltdown

Arkadiusz Podniesiski, 48, is a Polish photographer who is one of only a handful worldwide to gain access inside the sarcophagus built around Chernobyl's deadly reactor

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2022

Famine, subjugation and nuclear fallout: How Soviet experience helped sow resentment among Ukrainians toward Russia

Ukraine and Russia share a great deal in the way of history and culture – indeed for long periods in the past, the neighboring countries were part of larger empires encompassing both territories.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2022