(NEW YORK) — Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, the worst nuclear accident in history. In the early hours of April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers inadvertently set ...
When you think of Chernobyl, it's likely the image that comes to mind will evoke a sense of fear: dystopian abandoned buildings, radioactive waste strewn haphazardly and not a soul in sight. Despite ...
CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER STATION, Ukraine (AP) — For the visitor, Chernobyl makes heavy demands on the imagination — much of what's important can be seen only in the mind's eye. From the outside, the ...
Photographer Pierpaolo Mittica has been documenting the passage of time at the disaster site as clean-up crews, tourists, and war, come and go in a landscape still teeming with radiation. "We are just ...
(NEW YORK) — Guides who offer tours of Chernobyl have warned that wildfires close to the former nuclear power station are out of control and have accused Ukrainian authorities of concealing the scale ...
During a press tour of Gomel Oblast, journalists and bloggers learned about the way of life in the areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster 40 years later. The route included the ...