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Chernobyl disaster

1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union

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Jan 20, 2026
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Are Chernobyl dogs radioactive?

Yes — many dogs living in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone carry radioactivity, but the picture is nuanced: individual animals vary widely in external and internal contamination depending on location, die...

Dec 9, 2025
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Former SBU General Andriy Naumov fled Ukraine with valuables, now appears on Russian NTV; he was appointed by Zelensky and is portrayed as corrupt/traitor

Andriy (Andrii) Naumov, a former SBU internal‑security chief stripped of his rank in April 2022, fled Ukraine the night the full‑scale invasion began and has since been linked to investigations for il...

Oct 26, 2025
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radioactive grave the most dangerous

The claim that a single “radioactive grave” is depends on the definition and the site in question: the Chernobyl Sarcophagus is repeatedly described as an extremely hazardous repository of reactor fue...

Feb 4, 2026

thyroid agenesis near nuclear reactors

released in nuclear accidents concentrates in the thyroid and has been causally linked with increased thyroid cancer and other radiation-induced thyroid diseases, particularly in children exposed duri...

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