36 Chernobyl Pictures That are Both Chilling and Beautiful to Look At

toaster_strudel Published 05/23/2019

The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred between April 25-26, 1986 in Pripyat, Northern Ukrainian USSR. It has been considered the most disastrous nuclear power plant accident in history. Here are some photos of the disaster site years later as well as a few from just days after the accident. The city and surrounding areas have been abandoned and nature has taken over with vegetation growing over and through many of the buildings. HBO has recently released a dramatized 5-part mini-series on the disaster.

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