Members of the Chornobyl nuclear plant staff carry candles at a memorial dedicated to firefighters and workers who died after the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster, during a night commemorative service to mark its 40th anniversary, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Slavutych, Ukraine April 26, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

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Ukraine marks 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster

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Ukraine on Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant – the worst civilian nuclear disaster in history. It comes four years into the Russian invasion that has put the plant. This cluster currently includes 3 articles from 3 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 3 articles from 3 sources. Sources in this event include Al Jazeera, France 24, Reuters.

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Photos: Chornobyl's 'liquidators' return 40 years after nuclear disaster
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Lean Left
4/26/2026

Chernobyl’s surviving ‘liquidators’ return 40 years after nuclear disaster

Ukraine is marking 40 years since the explosion at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s worst civilian nuclear disaster, with survivors of the cleanup operation returning to the site amid renewed debate over its human and environmental toll. At 1:23am on April 26 (22:23 GMT, April 25), 1986, a botched safety.

Ukraine marks 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster
France 24
France 24
Lean Left
4/26/2026

Ukraine marks 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster

Ukraine on Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant – the worst civilian nuclear disaster in history. It comes four years into the Russian invasion that has put the plant once again under threat and raised risks of another radioactive catastrophe.

Members of the Chornobyl nuclear plant staff carry candles at a memorial dedicated to firefighters and workers who died after the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster, during a night commemorative service to mark its 40th anniversary, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Slavutych, Ukraine April 26, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Reuters
Reuters
Center
4/25/2026

Ukraine marks 40th anniversary of Chornobyl disaster under cloud of war

Ukraine is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster on ​Sunday amid lingering fears that Russia's four-year-old war could spark a repeat of the world's worst ‌nuclear disaster.