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On April 26, 1986, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded—a combination of poor reactor design and ...

Some historical events are so catastrophic they resist comprehension. And yet they compel us to try to understand them, again ...

Efrem Lukatsky, a Kyiv-based photographer for The Associated Press, was living in the city on April 26, 1986, when the ...

In the early hours of 26 April 1986, Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded after a planned safety test went catastrophically wrong. The Chernobyl disaster was the result of a chain ...

Once classified files from East Germany reveal the extent of Soviet actions to hide the true extent of catastrophe.

Ukrainian prosecutors believe the strike may have been intentional, citing the steep angle of impact. Russia has denied any ...

Russia has repeatedly launched drones and missiles on a flight path near the disused Chornobyl nuclear plant during attacks ...

Efrem Lukatsky reflects on the Chernobyl disaster, detailing his experiences and the lasting impact of the tragedy on Ukraine ...

AP photographer Efrem Lukatsky reflects on the Chernobyl disaster's legacy, capturing the silence, sacrifice, and danger ...

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT One button was pressed at Chernobyl, but the real horror was how fast ordinary lives turned into ...

The white-coated Soviet scientist in an old public information film could not have been more reassuring.