Chernobyl News

09/03/2023

Dogs living in and around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine are genetically distinct from dog populations living further away from the site of the nuclear accident.

The results will be used to try to understand the long-term genetic effects of radiation exposure.

The genomes of dogs living near the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine have been sequenced to investigate how they may have been affected by high levels of radiation

16/02/2023

Despite still harboring high radiation levels, Chernobyl was one of Russia's first military targets in its invasion of Ukraine almost a year ago.

The Russians took control of the plant, the villas, and the small town that lent its name to the region for nearly two months.

Now Chernobyl is back under Ukrainian control, but fears of another invasion remain.

Despite still harboring high radiation levels, Chernobyl was one of Russia's first military targets in its invasion of Ukraine almost a year ago

16/02/2023

Russia has said Ukraine is planning a "provocation" linked to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant involving the United States and European countries.

Moscow said Kyiv was looking to accuse Russia of violating the Convention on Nuclear Safety during what Moscow calls the "special military operation" in Ukraine.

Moscow has accused Ukraine of trying to impugn Russian troops who were at the nuclear power plant last year.

23/12/2022

One of the remains left behind from the Chernobyl accident was a highly radioactive lava-like material. What was it, and how was it formed?

The Elephant's Foot is an important scientific curiosity. It sheds light on the effects of nuclear disasters and the behavior of highly radioactive materials.

30/10/2022

Ukraine is preparing to send a "dirty bomb" containing radioactive materials to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Kremlin-aligned news outlet RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday.

A report also claimed that Ukraine will blame the attack on the Russian armed forces.

01/10/2022

Valery Khodemchuk was the first person to die from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion and also the only person whose co**se could not be retrieved as it is burning right below where the reactor used to be, making his co**se extremely radioactive.

Valery Khodemchuk was the first victim of the nuclear disaster

01/10/2022

Researchers Pablo Burraco and Germán Orizaola went to Chernobyl in 2016 and found Eastern tree frogs with an "unusual black tint."

This species is typically bright green. They learned that the frogs in the area evolved "pitch black skin" to protect themselves against ionizing radiation in the area.

Fifteen generations of frogs have been born since the worst nuclear accident in history, and may be evolving a resistance to radiation.

12/09/2022

Ben Fogle has shared a reflective post after visiting war-torn Ukraine this week where he spent time delivering supplies to victims of the conflict.

The TV star, 48, posted a picture of himself skinny-dipping in the Pripyat river - which flows near Chernobyl - on Thursday with his 'Ukrainian friends'.

Ben Fogle has shared a reflective post after visiting war-torn Ukraine this week where he spent time delivering supplies to victims of the conflict.

27/08/2022

They lived through what is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history. As fighting rages around the Zaporizhzhia plant, they fear another one.

27/08/2022

A rare, first-hand glimpse into Russia’s earliest invasion moves, when the plan was to take Kyiv.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Months before Russia invaded Ukraine , Yaroslav Yemelianenko decided to set up a battery-operated camera showing his company’s tourist information center at a checkpoint near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

02/08/2022

Entering Ukrainian territory from neighbouring Belarus, this was a strategic move by Vladimir Putin’s troops – and one the Western world thought would draw up the rest of the invasion.

But now, a Reuters investigation has revealed the infamous site in Pripyat was captured so easily because of a long-standing Kremlin operation to infiltrate it with secret agents.

Russian soldiers took control of the nuclear plant within hours.

28/07/2022

Greenpeace has accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of downplaying the damage caused at Chernobyl, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The environmental organization conducted its own survey at Chernobyl after "very limited data" was provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

23/06/2022

Unseen Chernobyl photos have revealed the extent of the horrors inside the nuclear blast zone with babies born with heartbreaking birth defects and first-responders left to die alone in hospital wards.

UNSEEN Chernobyl photos have revealed the extent of the horrors inside the nuclear blast zone with babies born with heartbreaking birth defects and first-responders left to die alone in hospital wa…

19/06/2022

A new documentary about the infamous 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion has claimed that around 80% of Russian soldiers sent to clean it up died from being there.

A new documentary - available to watch now on Sky Documentaries - highlights previously unseen footage relating to the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster

09/06/2022

Dozens of radiation detectors in the Exclusion Zone around Ukraine's defunct Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant are back online for the first time since Russia seized the area on February 24 and radiation levels are normal.

DOZENS of radiation detectors in the Exclusion Zone around Ukraine's defunct Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant are back online for the first time since Russia seized the area on February 24 and radiation levels are normal, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday.

07/06/2022

After seizing the Chernobyl nuclear power plant for weeks, Russian forces have evacuated the building but left behind scenes of destruction – including piles of excrement in every office, one worker claims.

Russian soldiers left behind something truly disgusting when they left Chernobyl.

04/06/2022

Haunting scenes of the death, destruction and sickness that followed the Chernobyl meltdown 36 years ago — the deadliest nuclear accident of all time — were recorded on film and video but remained hidden for decades.

Now, these previously unknown stories are finally coming to light, in a new HBO documentary, "Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes.”

"Everything was documented."

04/06/2022

Nuclear reactors are designed to withstand plane crashes, core meltdowns and seismic shocks. But the nuclear industry has now woken up to a security threat it had not yet considered: war within a power plant's walls.

The attack on the nuclear power has sent reactor designers back to the drawing board

01/06/2022

New photos from the Chernobyl former nuclear plant reveal the reckless destruction left behind by its Russian occupiers as they were forced out.

Hallways overflowing with litter, broken windows and taunting messages graffitied on walls were among the scenes left for the Ukrainian defenders to find.

New pictures taken a month after the station was recaptured by Ukraine reveal the chaos left behind by its reckless occupiers.

28/05/2022

A Ukrainian Minister has claimed that the Russian troops who were posted at the Exclusion Zone of the now-defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant were exposed to high levels of radiation due to which they have at the most a year to live.

A Ukrainian Minister has claimed that the Russian troops who were posted at the Exclusion Zone of the now-defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant were exposed to high levels of radiation due to which they have at the most a year to live

21/05/2022

A senior Chernobyl manager has been arrested after Ukrainian forces accused him of collaborating with the Russians attempting to seize the nuclear power plant.

Seizing Chernobyl was one of the Soviet army’s key objectives when it invaded Ukraine in February

16/05/2022

The lead singer of the popular Ukrainian band Океан Ельзи / Okean Elzy staged a solo performance for workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, on May 13, 2022.

The lead singer of the popular Ukrainian band Okean Elzy staged a solo performance for workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, on May 13, 2022. (Reuters)

02/05/2022

Russia's temporary takeover of the Chernobyl site was "very, very dangerous" and raised radiation levels but they have now returned to normal, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said.

Russia's temporary takeover of the Chernobyl site was "very, very dangerous" and raised radiation levels but they have now returned to normal, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said on Tuesday.

26/04/2022

On the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Irish charity Chernobyl Children International highlighted serious concerns about reports of an “alarming rise in radioactivity” at the site due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Adi Roche of Chernobyl Children International says attacks in nuclear zone ‘deadly’

20/04/2022

A Chernobyl security engineer said he chose to work non-stop for more than a month when Russia occupied the nuclear plant.

Even after the Russians allowed a shift change, the engineer chose to stay on.

18/04/2022

Russian soldiers who had been occupying the Chernobyl nuclear power plant may have left a trail of landmines behind as they retreated, a Ukrainian official has warned.

Retreating Russian forces have reportedly left behind a 'maze' of landmines at the infamous nuclaer diaster site

13/04/2022

Reckless Russian troops who helped themselves to dangerous materials at the Chernobyl nuclear plant could be dead within a year from radiation poisoning, experts warned.

Ukraine's State Agency for Managing the Exclusion Zone said 133 substances were stolen after invaders raided two labs.

Ukraine's State Agency for Managing the Exclusion Zone said 133 substances were stolen after invaders raided two labs during the occupation of the defunct nuclear power plant

10/04/2022

Chernobyl nuclear power plant can be accessed again, after returning to Ukrainian control.

The BBC's Yogita Limaye was one of the first journalists to enter the site, and spoke to some of the people who work there.

The nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine was taken over by Russian forces on the first day of the invasion.

10/04/2022

Pictures have emerged of inside the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was seized by Russian soldiers, with fears more than 100 Ukrainian guards may have been taken hostage.

Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyy claimed Kremlin soldiers had acted "like dogs" as they scoured through Ukrainian clothes and belongings for money, valuables, and laptops

10/04/2022

Russian soldiers who seized control of Chernobyl spread radioactive material around the plant, its staff have said, while one soldier even picked up a source of radiation with his bare hands.

The Russian soldiers' disregard for safety may have exposed them to potentially harmful doses of radiation