The Soviet government knew that the Chornobyl atomic power plant was an accident waiting to happen at least three years before the 1986 disaster and, when it did, Moscow tried to find foreigners it could blame for that event, according to KGB archival documents newly released by Ukraine’s Security Service.
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A special truck used in Chornobyl disaster liquidation is seen at the new-opened location for tourists in the abandoned city of Prypyat on April 15, 2021.
