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Oleksiy Breus, Last Chernobyl Reactor 4 Operator, Survives Disaster and War

Oleksiy Breus, Last Chernobyl Reactor 4 Operator, Survives Disaster and War

On April 26, 1986, at 7:07 a.m., Oleksiy Breus entered the control room of Chernobyl’s Reactor 4 to find the roof blown off and smoke pouring into the sky. As a 27-year-old shift supervisor, he was ordered to pump cooling water into the exposed core despite knowing it was futile — a directive from Moscow … Weiterlesen …

Ukrainian troops train in Chernobyl zone amid radiation risks and border defense needs

Troops trained in abandoned towns amid ongoing security concerns

On April 26, 2026, Ukrainian soldiers conducted a military exercise in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, 40 years after the nuclear disaster that rendered the area uninhabitable. Troops trained in abandoned towns amid ongoing security concerns Soldiers practiced defending the irradiated land against a potential repeat Russian attack, taking precautions to avoid the most radioactive areas. … Weiterlesen …