On the 26th, marking the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, people visited a memorial space in Kyiv’s Slabutychi, Ukraine, wearing protective suits to honor the victims.

EDITOR'S NOTE: In the weeks after the April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, it was difficult to get any information about the scope of the disaster, aside from terse ...

Ukrainians held candlelit vigils Tuesday to mark 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl spewed radiation across Europe and left several thousand people dead or dying. Church ...

AP Was There: Early Chernobyl Victims Buried in Moscow Cemetery EDITOR'S NOTE: In the weeks after the April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, it was difficult to get ...