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  2. Chernobyl exclusion zone - Wikipedia

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    The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone was the site of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces during the Battle of Chernobyl on 24 February 2022, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [15] Russian forces reportedly captured the plant the same day. [19]

  3. Red Forest - Wikipedia

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    The Red Forest (Ukrainian: Рудий ліс, romanized: Rudyi Lis, Russian: Рыжий лес, romanized: Ryzhiy Les, lit. ' ginger-colour forest ') is the ten-square-kilometre (4 sq mi) area surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant within the Exclusion Zone, located in Polesia.

  4. Capture of Chernobyl - Wikipedia

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    A security checkpoint in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, 2010. The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 released large quantities of radioactive material from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant into the surrounding environment. [9] The area in a 30 kilometres (19 mi) radius surrounding the exploded reactor was evacuated and sealed off by Soviet authorities.

  5. Chernobyl - Wikipedia

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    Chernobyl (/ tʃ ɜːr ˈ n oʊ b əl / chur-NOH-bəl, UK also / tʃ ɜːr ˈ n ɒ b əl / chur-NOB-əl; Russian: Чернобыль, IPA: [tɕɪrˈnobɨlʲ]) or Chornobyl (Ukrainian: Чорнобиль, IPA: [tʃorˈnɔbɪlʲ] ⓘ) is a partially abandoned city in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, situated in the Vyshhorod Raion of northern Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.

  6. Exclusion zone - Wikipedia

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    An exclusion zone is a territorial division established for various, ... Chernobyl disaster (1986) Chernobyl Exclusion Zone – Ukraine, established 1986.

  7. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus - Wikipedia

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    The sarcophagus was designed to limit radioactive contamination of the environment following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, by encasing the most dangerous area and protecting it from climate exposure. [1] [2] It is located within a large restricted area known as the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

  8. I was a first responder at Chernobyl. It should have ... - AOL

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    A sign warns of radiation at the site of Kopachi village located inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on September 29, 2015 near Chornobyl, Ukraine.

  9. Poliske, Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast - Wikipedia

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    The village was evacuated in 1990 following the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Poliske is located within the "Zone of Absolute (Mandatory) Resettlement" of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, which is an officially designated exclusion area around the site of the disaster. [1]