Chornobyl isn’t safe anymore... again

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Chornobyl disaster occurred in the early hours of April 26, 1986, in Soviet Ukraine. Nearly 39 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, Russia’s brazen attack on the $2 billion New Safe Confinement (the sarcophagus enclosing the destroyed reactor) in February 2025 poses a new potential radioactive danger as engineers race to repair the damage. The Kyiv Independent’s Kollen Post dives into why the restoration is not as simple as it may seem. Subscribe to our channel for more independent reporting from Ukraine. Become a member of our community: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/?utm_source=video_expainer_chornobyl&utm_medium=chornobyl Your support allows us to bring independent, locally sourced news about Ukraine to the world. Watch Dare to Ukraine's Chornobyl episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3azuigLn1Bc