40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl

The New York Times | April 26, 2026, 12:01 a.m. | Original
Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable future, it will be an army-controlled security belt.
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