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Shelling and explosions threaten Ukraine ceasefire

At least four civilians, including a pregnant women have been killed in shelling at a checkpoint crossing in east Ukraine. Pro-Russian rebels have

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Savchenko extradition is underway - lawyers

The Ukrainian pilot is serving 22 years in connection with the deaths of two Russian journalists

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Ukraine marks 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

Ukraine held memorial services on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of Chernobyl – the worst nuclear disaster in history. A botched test at the

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The medical response in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster

On the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster Euronews has talked to one of the world’s leading experts on radiation-related health issues

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Services held to mark 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

A bell has tolled 30 times in Kyiv in Ukraine at a church built in memory of the victims of the Chernobyl disaster, to mark the 30th anniversary of

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Chernobyl: an insider's view of the atomic accident

80-year-old Alexander Davidovich Hellerman started work at Chernobyl in 1976. when the first reactor began operating. He was a senior manager at the

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Candle-lit vigils to mark 30th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster

It was in the early hours of the morning on April the 26th 1986 that a test went horribly wrong at the nuclear plant in then Soviet Ukraine

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Chernobyl nuclear disaster remembered

Thirty years ago, on April 26 a catastrophic nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine. An explosion and

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Chernobyl: thirty years on, health issues remain

Thirty years after one of the world's worst nuclear disasters, fears over radiation contamination at Chernobyl have not gone away.

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The 'arch' New Safe Confinement for reactor 4 at Chernobyl

The first images of Chernobyl following the accident at the nuclear power plant were filmed by journalist Valeryi Makarenko on May,12,1986. It was 16

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Chernobyl thirty years on

On April 26, 1986 a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, causing an environmental disaster never before seen. Acute

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Life in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

A visit to the ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine reveals what life is like three decades after the nuclear disaster.

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Radiation continues to ‘muddy the waters’ in the Sea of Kyiv

Contaminated components can be found in the mud of the northern part of the artificial lake.

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A Ukrainian nuclear power plant and the containment of a disaster

Zaporizhia was built at the same time as Chernobyl, with Soviet-era reactors.

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Chernobyl disaster: witnesses describe the immediate aftermath of the catastrophe

Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, euronews spoke to three people who worked in and around the site of the power station in the

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EU proposes visa free travel for Ukraine

The European Union is proposing visa-free travel of up to 90 days to Ukrainians. It is being seen as a reward to the country for making significant

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Kyiv starts ball rolling to get Savchenko released

Kyiv has formally requested the paperwork from Russia which is needed for the repatriation of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko. It follows

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Chernobyl and Fukushima: lessons not learned

Around 8,000 km and 25 years separate the catastrophic Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters. There are clear differences between the Ukraine and

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Possible prisoner swap could bring jailed Ukrainian pilot home

A proposed prisoner-swap deal with Russia could lead to the release of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko – that’s according to Ukraine’s

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Ukraine jails Russian 'servicemen' for terrorist attack in restive east

The most tense dispute between Moscow and West in decades has been stepped up a notch. A court in Kyiv has sentenced two Russians to 14 years each in

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