Getty A 95-year-old woman — who had survived the Nazi invasion of Ukraine, the Chernobyl disaster and the COVID-19 pandemic — died after she was struck by a truck while crossing the street.

For nearly 40 years, the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) has been a laboratory for scientists to study the long-term effects of radiation exposure. One of the ongoing subjects in this unintentional ...

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 was a pivotal moment which ultimately accelerated the collapse of the USSR, making it one of the most historically significant events in recent history.