Stray dog in old radioactive zone in Chernobyl — abandoned ghost town after nuclear disaster.
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How the Dogs of Chernobyl Survived the Nuclear Disaster

In the early hours of April 26, 1986, a catastrophic explosion at the Chornobyl — or, as it is more commonly referred to, Chernobyl — Nuclear Reactor in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, forever altered the course of history and science. As radioactive material spewed into the sky, the surrounding…

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