'I Came Back': Former Pripyat Resident Returns Home 40 Years After Chernobyl Disaster
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [Unofficial]
April 25, 2026
Forty years after the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, former residents are still living with its consequences. Klavdia Omelchenko was evacuated from Pripyat after the nuclear accident on April 26, 1986. She shared personal memories with RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service.
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