Due to the ongoing war, tours to Chernobyl are currently unavailable. However, we offer alternative tours to de-occupied cities and other excursions across Ukraine.
Ukraine has received 15 million euros from donor countries for the restoration of the Chernobyl exclusion zone. In total, international partners are expected to provide 225 million euros. This was announced by the head of the State Agency of Ukraine for the Management of the Exclusion Zone, Yevhen Kramarenko, according…
As part of the planned exercises, Ukraine trained Special Forces soldiers close to the Belarusian border, namely in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Exercises with the use of live shells and the interaction of assault groups of several units at once should deter Russian troops from the Belarusian border if they…
Such a catastrophe will have no borders As the Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion continues, much of the world has been focused on military activity surrounding the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant north of Kyiv and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in south-eastern Ukraine. The consequences of combat and…
Where is Chernobyl on a Map? Chernobyl is the administrative center of the exclusion zone. It is located on the territory of Ukraine, formerly the Ukrainian SSR. The distance to Kyiv in a straight line is about 83 km. Far to the north is the border with Belarus. The Administration…
Construction of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Construction on the unit 1 began in 1970, and 7 years later it started producing energy. Unit 2 was built in 1973-1978, unit 3 in 1976-1981 and the last one, unit 4, was built in 1979-1983. These four reactors were built next to each…
“White House” is located on the corner of Kurchatova Street and Lenin Avenue. Name to this building was given as a joke. On one hand, it was made from white bricks. On the other, top managers of Chernobyl power plant (including the director Victor Briukhanov) and party and civil leaders…
Pripyat river port and riverside café are the markers of the high quality of life in the city. The route Kyiv-Chernobyl-Pripyat operated with high-speed passenger boats – “Meteor” and “Rocket”. Waiting for the departure, people could spend time in the riverside café. Today, the main attractions of this location are…
Bridge of Death and Radiation Right after the accident the level of radiation on the bridge went up to 5,000,000 μSv/hour or 5 Sv/hour. Normal atmospheric level goes up to 0.3 μSv/hour. Lethal amount of radiation can be absorbed with the level of 6-7 Sv/hour. As long as the wind…
For hundreds of years, Chernobyl town used be home for many Jewish people. Today, signs of this could be seen on the abandoned streets of the town and on the cemetery. Probably, the most remarkable sign is an abandoned synagogue. The synagogue was built in the end of 19th century…