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1044431 - Igor Kostin The Chernobyl Tragedy series, 1986. Golden Eye award, World Press Photo 1987 Chernobyl is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, in the Kiev Oblast (province) near the border with Belarus. The city was abandoned in 1986 due to the Chernobyl disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which is located 14.5 kilometers (9 miles) north-northwest. The power plant had been named after the city, and was located in Chernobyl Raion (district), but the city and the plant were not directly connected. ©RIA Novosti / TopFoto
©RIA Novosti / TopFoto
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