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April 27, 2026

Chernobyl documentary: RT speaks to liquidators and survivors 40 years on

RT’s Chernobyl: A Lesson for Humanity revisits the 1986 nuclear disaster through the memories of liquidators, doctors, scientists and evacuees

Chernobyl documentary: RT speaks to liquidators and survivors 40 years on

TL;DR

  • RT's documentary "Chernobyl: A Lesson for Humanity" revisits the exclusion zone 40 years after the disaster.
  • The film includes interviews with liquidators, firefighters, doctors, scientists, archivists, and residents.
  • It covers the event from the initial confusion and evacuation of Pripyat to the construction of the sarcophagus.
  • Eyewitness accounts trace the contamination of Belarus and Ukraine and its long-term consequences.
  • The RT team filmed in the Belarusian sector of the exclusion and resettlement zone.

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