Beyond the Zone: How Hundreds of Settlements Hit by the Chornobyl Disaster Endure Today

Beyond the Zone: How Hundreds of Settlements Hit by the Chornobyl Disaster Endure Today War Ukraine World North America Latin America Europe Eastern Europe Middle East Africa Asia Economy Business Technology Finance Energy Agriculture Videos Podcasts Analysis Corruption Watch Opinions Culture Reviews History Sports Classifieds Spotlight Cartoons EN UK EXCLUSIVE Chornobyl Chernihiv Beyond the Zone: How Hundreds of Settlements Hit by the Chornobyl Disaster Endure Today Kyiv Post visited villages and towns affected by the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Though many lay beyond the evacuated 30-km exclusion zone, life there has never fully recovered since 1986. By Sergii Kostezh 1m ago Copy Link Copied POPULAR Hackers Breach Russian Ministry Call, Reveal China Supplies ‘90%’ of Drone Electronics A recording of the meeting, published by Ukrainian prankster Yevgen Volnov, captures officials discussing supply chains for unmanned aerial vehicles. By Alisa Orlova April 21, 2026 Ukraine Blows Up Druzhba Pump Station After Restoring Druzhba Oil Deliveries to Hungary By Stefan Korshak April 23, 2026 Lukashenko Threatens West, Ukraine: Belarus Will Use ‘Everything,’ Russia to Join if Attacked By Julia Struck-Feshchenko April 20, 2026 POPULAR VIDEOS War in Ukraine Putin Cannot Stop the Collapse By Jason Jay Smart April 15, 2026 War in Ukraine Russia Can’t Win in Ukraine, But Does Putin Realize it? By Jason Jay Smart April 23, 2026 War in Ukraine What Neutrality Means in War: Switzerland’s Role in Ukraine By Kyiv Post April 16, 2026 War in Ukraine $109 Million Hit: How Ukrainian Sea Drones Hunt Russia’s Oil ‘Blood Money’ By Chuck Pfarrer April 14, 2026 Read Next Ukraine UK Warns of Acute Nuclear Risks in Ukraine on 40th Anniversary of Chornobyl Disaster By Kyiv Post 3h ago Chornobyl Chernobyl, 40 Years Since Disaster: Five Things to Know By AFP 1d ago INTERVIEW Economy EBRD Eyes $585M to Repair Chornobyl Shelter Damaged by Russian Drones, VP Says By Olena Hrazhdan April 23, 2026 Kyiv Large-Scale Multimedia Exhibition on Chornobyl to Open in Kyiv With EU Support By Kyiv Post April 20, 2026 « Previous ‘Ukraine Will Win the War. No Wishful Thinking’ – Notes from the Kyiv Security Forum Next » Borscht Diplomacy: Chef Yevhen Klopotenko on Promoting Ukraine back to top