Editor’s note: This story was originally published April 26, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As Ukrainians mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, last year’s Russian drone attack ...

Russian drone strikes killed three people at a bus stop in southeastern Ukraine and damaged a nuclear storage site near Chernobyl, officials said.

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — Their mission was to clean up the worst nuclear accident in history. Following the April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, soldiers, ...

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a draft law which extends to 2036 the funding for the State Programme for ...

A Russian drone struck a spent nuclear fuel storage facility near Chernobyl, causing structural damage and sparking fears of nuclear risks, though radiation levels remain normal.

When the Chernobyl power plant explosion scattered ionizing radiation all over Europe, the damage it dealt lasted much longer ...

Ukraine’s president lashed out at Russia, accusing it of “nuclear terrorism,” as Kyiv observed the 40th anniversary of the explosion and meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant, the world’s worst ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Efrem Lukatsky, a Kyiv-based photographer for The Associated Press, was living in the city on April 26, 1986, when the explosion and fire struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, ...

Radioactive landscape too dangerous for humans now boasts some of the world’s wildest horses, wolves, and Eurasian lynx ...

Standing in the middle of Chernobyl sounds like something from a nightmare. The abandoned buildings, empty streets, and ...

Control panel for Reactor 4 of the dilapidated Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant - Tkachuk/Getty Images As we reach the 40-year milestone of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, few things have captured ...