"Boris Shcherbina died on August 22, 1990, four years and four months after he was sent to Chernobyl."

"For their roles in the Chernobyl disaster, Viktor Bryukhanov, Anatoly Dyatlov and Nikolai Fomin were sentenced to ten…"

"Valery Khodemchuk's body was never recovered. He is permanently entombed under Reactor 4. The firefighters' clothing …"

"Following the death of her husband and daughter, Lyudmilla Ignatenko suffered multiple strokes. Doctors told her she …"

"Of the people who watched from the railway bridge, it has been reported that none survived. It is now known as "The B…"

"400 miners worked around the clock for one month to prevent a total nuclear meltdown. It is estimated that at least 1…"

"It has been widely reported that the three divers who drained the bubbler tanks died as a result of their heroic acti…"

"Over 600,000 people were conscripted to serve in the Exclusion Zone. Despite widespread accounts of sickness and deat…"

"The contaminated region of Ukraine and Belarus, known as the Exclusion Zone, ultimately encompassed 2,600 square kilo…"

"Legasov was aided by dozens of scientists who worked tirelessly alongside him at Chernobyl. Some spoke out against th…"