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As Ukraine prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster next month, its legacy remains as divisive as ever, writes Andrew Osborn in The Telegraph. Sitting in his run-down office in theUkrainiancapital Kyiv, Yuri Andreyev recalls the events of 25 years ago as if they were yesterday. As a survivor of the world's worst nuclear accident, he is also surprised that he is still around to tell the tale."I absorbed a dose of radiation that should have killed me," says the former Chornobyl engineer, his eyes welling up with tears. "I thought afterwards that it would only be a matter of time before my family had to fend for themselves." Now 60 and the head of an organisation representing 450,000 people affected by the tragedy, Mr Andreyev's pessimism is understandable. Read a full story here.