These people from different continents are united by one thing: they were born on the same day with Chernobyl. “Such things” interviewed them that they know about this disaster and what the future world see Shade tin, sibodan, Nigeria What do you know about the Chernobyl accident? - I never heard about it. Is it necessary to prohibit atomic energy? - Unfortunately, people do not always know how to manage and treat atomic energy correctly.

Eyewitnesses report that it is impossible to enter Pripyat by private cars. Entrances to the city are blocked by police officers. The entrances to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are blocked separately. Residents report that they are also prohibited from leaving the city. Earlier it was reported that long-distance communications were cut off in the city.

The director of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Viktor Bryukhanov, wants to begin the evacuation of Pripyat. He made a corresponding request to the special commission to investigate the causes of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. According to him, the evacuation must be carried out before receiving accurate information about the radiation situation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and in the city.

At approximately 20:00, a high-intensity fire broke out in two different parts of the central hall of the 4th block. Firefighters are not starting to extinguish the fire due to the severe radiation conditions and significant combustion power. Helicopters are used to extinguish the fire. The first fire at the station started in the premises of the 4th power unit after the reactor explosion. The fire was extinguished within a few hours.

April 26, 2016, 01:23 An explosion occurred in the vicinity of Pripyat. At the moment, its causes are unknown. It is reported that the sound of the explosion was heard three kilometers from the city. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is located not far from the explosion site.

April 26, 2016, 06:35 The fire caused by the reactor explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been completely extinguished. According to firefighters, the fire can no longer spread. The fire on the territory of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was extinguished by the duty guard of the fire department and the guard of the 6th city fire department of Pripyat. Additional reinforcements from Kyiv and surrounding areas were also brought in to extinguish the fire.

April 26, 2016, 10:09 The special commission to investigate the causes of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant did not allow the evacuation of Pripyat to begin. Bryukhanov proposed evacuating the city without a clear understanding of the radiation situation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and in the city. There is police reinforcement in the city. Helicopters are visible in the sky.

Police officers who were in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant area were taken to the Pripyat medical unit. 38 police officers were admitted to the hospital with various ailments. The exact reasons for hospitalization are unknown. Earlier, firefighters working in the Chernobyl fire zone arrived at the city's medical unit. They found signs of radiation poisoning.

April 26, 2016, 01:35 The fire on the territory of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is being extinguished by the duty guard of the fire department and the guard of the 6th city fire department of Pripyat. The head of the paramilitary fire department, Major Leonid Telyatnikov, is in charge of extinguishing the fire. Additional reinforcements from Kyiv and nearby regions were called in to help. The fire was assigned “number 3” - the highest number of fire complexity.

The end of the world, the game "Stalker", Black-Meadal, "Eco-ula": What brought the Chernobyl disaster to eschatology, culture and philosophy Star wormwood The Chernobyl disaster happened in a place not only with a richest religious tradition - here in one small village two Orthodox churches, four synagogues, a church and a Dominican monastery - but also with a rich tradition of expectations of the end.

A Yak-40 plane with specialists from Soyuzatomenergo, Gidroproekt, reactor designers and specialists from the Kurchatov Institute took off from the Moscow Bykovo airport to Kyiv on a special flight. Experts must understand the situation that arose in the city due to the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and report the situation to Moscow. The explosion on the territory of the Chernobyl station occurred at 1:23. The reactor of the 4th power unit exploded.

April 26, 2016, 01:24 A powerful explosion occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. According to preliminary data, one of the reactors was damaged. The station is on fire. Fire brigades on duty went to the scene of the emergency. Details of the incident are being clarified. The day before, on April 25, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was scheduled to shut down the 4th power unit and repair it. The repairs were planned and preventive in nature.

April 26, 2016, 11:00 Chernobyl NPP director Viktor Bryukhanov contacted the regional committee of Kyiv. During the conversation, Bryukhanov reported to the second secretary of the Kyiv regional committee about the explosion and fire. According to Bryukhanov, the radiation situation in Pripyat and at the nuclear power plant is not dangerous. Previously, he proposed starting the evacuation of the city without waiting for radiation reconnaissance data.

April 26, 2016, 05:02 By order of the Council of Ministers No. 830, a special commission was created to investigate the causes of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The commission was headed by Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers Boris Shcherbina. According to the order, the commission must investigate the causes of the accident and eliminate its consequences.

Text: Nina Nazarova Photo: Valery Zufarov/TASS Nina Nazarova collected excerpts from books about the accident, her consequences, dead relatives, panic in Kyiv and court Accident The book of the two specialists of Izvestia, written in hot pursuit, went into print less than a year after the disaster. Reporting from Kyiv and the defeat zone, educational program about the action of radiation, cautious comments of doctors and the indispensable for the Soviet press the conclusion “Chernobyl lessons”.