40 years since the Chernobyl disaster
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- Category: Russia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-24 11:14 UTC
- Sources: France 24 English
This Sunday marks 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster, which affected more than 3.5 million people and contaminated nearly 50,000 square kilometres of land.
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