Russian troops reportedly treated for radiation poisoning after digging trenches in exclusion zone

Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, has been in Russian hands since last week when a blaze broke out in a building at the site.

The country's energy minister says backup generators should be able to keep vital cooling systems running, but stresses electricity must be restored "as quickly as we can."

Thirty-five years after disaster the industry faces claims of corruption, safety issues and politicised decision-making.

And radiation levels are almost 17 times higher than normal.

Chernobyl radiation levels skyrocket as forest fires burn in exclusion zone

Radiation levels spike as forest fire hits Ukrainian nuclear zone.

Ukrainian authorities have sought to calm fears around a forest fire burning in the contaminated zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power station.

Renewed attacks on China by a member of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's inner circle soured diplomatic relations again on Monday as the education minister accused Chinese medical equipment makers of profiteering from the coronavirus pandemic.

Ukrainian firefighters have been battling a brush fire for three days near Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear plant disaster, as a warmer-than-normal winter left acres of dried grass and shrubbery vulnerable within the forested exclusion zone th…

Radiation levels near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster have spiked as firefighters battle to contain two forest fires in the area.

The fire broke out on Saturday and spread over 250 acres in a forested area near the Chernobyl power plant.

The head of the state ecological inspection service, Yehor Firsov, said the fires had spread to about 250 acres

Ukrainian firefighters labored into Sunday night trying to put out two forest blazes in the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power station.

Ukrainian football great Andriy Shevchenko says there are “similarities” between the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in his homeland in 1986. Read Full Article at RT.com

Half-Life: Alyx sees Valve return to the post-apocalyptic City 17, but the original game’s location inspired a generation of games infused with post-Soviet architectural elements.

Japan marked the somber nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident on Wednesday as official commemorations and vigils were canceled because of fears over the spread of the coronavirus.

In the years since the 1986 reactor explosion, an illegal economy has metastasised throughout the 'Alienation Zone'.

Unlicensed tours spend four days travelling around forgotten sites

"Chernobyl" star Stellan Skarsgard's first musical purchase was a recommendation that didn't lead to lifelong fandom. (May 7)

HBO's Chernobyl miniseries is a tightly-paced and frightening dramatization of the tragic events that occurred in 1986.

Despite being one of the most radioactive areas on Earth, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone attracts thousands of visitors each year.

“I loathe the crass and careless tourism which is springing up in Chernobyl. It is the site of an appalling disaster, and no place for selfies and superhero costumes,” said author and Chernobyl expert Julie McDowall.

Insidious Soviet-era leadership is the villain in this dark five-episode drama.

Before you see 'Chernobyl' read this.

#Ozersk is a closed city in #Russia. The nearby Mayak facility was involved in the production of weapons-grade plutonium during the Soviet era. In 1957 the Kyshtym disaster occurred = along with Chernobyl & Fukushima one of the most serious #NucleaAccidents. https://t.co/tlM0ME91RV

RT @CapnNoBeards: @NerdGrapeHuman @Stift15 @Bolverk15 People using Chernobyl as an argument against nuclear pisses me off the most because…

"Interesting, that kind of reminds me of chernobyl somehow. Let's do like this if I watch oppenheimer you watches barbie twice with me too." https://t.co/ZD3FaCnsZq

Anything good to watch on HBO Max? I’ve seen most of the good shows already (True Detective, Boardwalk Empire, Sopranos, The Wire, Succession, Barry, Chernobyl etc)

RT @rozayfairy: When I tell you once we’re done the entire hotel would have to be evacuated and the news stations would be reporting biohaz…

Opening grindr below the Mason-Dixon line is like that scene from the Chernobyl miniseries where you can see the cherenkov radiation coming from the exposed core

Having the audacity to sell coochie for $4.99 while your bathroom looks like a chernobyl death site is WILD!!

RT @WendellPierce: Jared Harris is one of the finest actors of our generation. His performance in CHERNOBYL is a high water mark in a impre…

We just finished 2 weeks of watching nuclear power disaster shows. Fukushima, Three Mile Island, & a third re-watch of Chernobyl. Amazing resonances in the responses from 3 very different governments: deny, deflect, delay, & then send someone in to fix the plumbing & die early.

RT @WendellPierce: Jared Harris is one of the finest actors of our generation. His performance in CHERNOBYL is a high water mark in a impre…

RT @WendellPierce: Jared Harris is one of the finest actors of our generation. His performance in CHERNOBYL is a high water mark in a impre…

RT @WendellPierce: Jared Harris is one of the finest actors of our generation. His performance in CHERNOBYL is a high water mark in a impre…

RT @WendellPierce: Jared Harris is one of the finest actors of our generation. His performance in CHERNOBYL is a high water mark in a impre…

RT @WendellPierce: Jared Harris is one of the finest actors of our generation. His performance in CHERNOBYL is a high water mark in a impre…

RT @Morbidful: An Mi-8 Helicopter crashing over the core of the Chernobyl reactor in October, 1986, all 4 occupants died. The helicopter h…

RT @Morbidful: An Mi-8 Helicopter crashing over the core of the Chernobyl reactor in October, 1986, all 4 occupants died. The helicopter h…

Finished HBO's Chernobyl for the third time. That last bit, where they show real footage with facts just hits the feels, I breakdown every time. Thousands of men just willed themselves out of a disaster that would have killed hundreds of millions. Replaying the cost of lies.

Finished HBO's Chernobyl for the third time. That last bit, where they show real footage with facts just hits the feels, I breakdown every time. Thousands of men just willed themselves out of a disaster that would have killed hundreds of millions. Replaying the cost of a lies.

RT @historydefined: The Day Chernobyl’s Reactor 4 Woke Up https://t.co/n3wJDEQQWA

RT @DukeOfZamunda: Chernobyl series explained everything wrong with the world today in 5 episodes

RT @WendellPierce: Jared Harris is one of the finest actors of our generation. His performance in CHERNOBYL is a high water mark in a impre…

RT @WendellPierce: Jared Harris is one of the finest actors of our generation. His performance in CHERNOBYL is a high water mark in a impre…

RT @WendellPierce: Jared Harris is one of the finest actors of our generation. His performance in CHERNOBYL is a high water mark in a impre…

RT @DukeOfZamunda: Chernobyl series explained everything wrong with the world today in 5 episodes

RT @WendellPierce: Jared Harris is one of the finest actors of our generation. His performance in CHERNOBYL is a high water mark in a impre…

RT @DukeOfZamunda: Chernobyl series explained everything wrong with the world today in 5 episodes

Something is Happening at Chernobyl… https://t.co/n1Wq0xSQdZ

Mindhunter is up there with Chernobyl and Breaking Bad for quality and storyline https://t.co/rFC4DC6Pm6

RT @subexotic: Northern landscapes, Chernobyl, & a bit of folk horror.. Excellent interview with Foster Neville, lifting the lid on his ne…

RT @subexotic: Northern landscapes, Chernobyl, & a bit of folk horror.. Excellent interview with Foster Neville, lifting the lid on his ne…

RT @MikeBenzCyber: When we do it v. when they do it Hollywood, the Censorship Industry, & the 'Misinformation' Scene from Chernobyl https:…

Northern landscapes, Chernobyl, & a bit of folk horror.. Excellent interview with Foster Neville, lifting the lid on his new album The Edge of Destruction from @garyalikivi https://t.co/CYsXCPowq2 https://t.co/ZqlSxT4o6g https://t.co/LLJJf5ppLL

RT @jhadleymusic1: I'm Alright (Official Video) - Is finally on YouTube! Give it a watch and don't forget to subscribe! Thank you! https:/…

RT @mystomachhhurts: hit the pen too hard now i’m reading about the Chernobyl incident

RT @LetstalkMovie_: CHERNOBYL (2019) Director: Johan Renck https://t.co/Vjy2J4X8RU

Cuba spent $350 million treating 24,000 Chernobyl children and never mentioned it again. https://t.co/kp4PBk3mld

Jesus, it’s not aliens or whatever. This is what it’s like when a even a small piece of equipment in a small substation fails. Controlling device goes phase-phase-phase internally, things go plasmic. Looks like Chernobyl, without the aliens/radiation/interdimensional portals. https://t.co/KwyFHQazLc https://t.co/i6Ongc1p0e

RT @reachplazma: @rawsalerts This same Dow Chemicals is responsible for the worse industrial accident EVER IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND. EVEN…

rewatching chernobyl. it is a bad idea

"Russia demands the immediate release of the vicar of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Metropolitan Pavel of Vyshgorod and Chernobyl." Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova https://t.co/XhZO3buRZP