Ukraine
Memories of Pripyat Before 1986 – Conversation With a Former Resident
A former Pripyat resident, who later followed in her parents’ footsteps and became a nuclear plant worker, recalled her lost youth and the fading image of a once prosperous city with Kyiv Post.
April 26, 2026
Russia
OPINION: Deny the Truth at All Costs: Moscow’s Perennial Playbook
Remembering how Moscow dealt with the catastrophe in Chornobyl 40 years ago reveals the cornerstone of the Kremlin’s modus operandi: manage perception first, reality later
April 26, 2026
Europe
Zelensky and Sandu Call on EU to Start Membership Talks Without Delay
During a meeting in Kyiv on the 40th anniversary of Chornobyl, the leaders of Ukraine and Moldova declared that both nations have fulfilled all conditions to open EU accession clusters.
April 26, 2026
Ukraine
Shmyhal Says Ukraine Needs €5.4 Billion to Prepare Energy Grid for Winter
Following the “Energy Ramstein” conference in Kyiv, Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that partners pledged €100 million to the Energy Support Fund, though a massive funding gap remains.
April 26, 2026
Ukraine
Chornobyl Wildlife, Nature is Mostly Thriving 40 Years Post-Accident
Radiation and the Russian forces are harmful, but overall, nature in northern Ukraine has proven itself resilient.
April 26, 2026
Chornobyl
ANALYSIS: The Chornobyl Deception Part 1: Lies and Fabrications
How the Soviet Union lied about Its worst nuclear disaster – and how the West helped.
April 26, 2026
Chornobyl
Chornobyl 40 Years On: Nighttime Memorial Event Gathers Hundreds
An exclusive Kyiv Post report from the city of Slavutych, which hosted a memorial event honoring the deceased liquidators of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident.
April 26, 2026
Ukraine
ANALYSIS: How Sweden Awoke to Chornobyl
Sweden received the largest fallout of radioactive cesium outside the Soviet Union – 1,000 km from Chornobyl. Four decades later, what impact has the disaster had on Swedish society?
April 26, 2026
Ukraine
Zelensky Marks 40th Anniversary of Chornobyl with Call to End Russian Nuclear Terrorism
President Zelensky warned that Russian-Iranian drone attacks near the station’s confinement structure are pushing the world toward a new man-made disaster.
April 26, 2026
Chornobyl
Ukraine to Reopen National Chornobyl Museum on April 28
For more than three decades, the museum has shaped public memory of the worst technological disaster in human history.
April 26, 2026
Ukraine
OPINION: Nuclear Risk Is Being Deliberately Used as a Tool of War
Nuclear terrorism, not accident: Russia’s deliberate weaponization of Ukraine’s nuclear plants demands the world treat reactor safety as a global security priority.
April 26, 2026
Chornobyl
OPINION: Chornobyl – The Explosion That Blew the Lid of the Soviet System
What occurred was bad enough – the consequences are still with us – but it could have been far worse, not only in Eastern Europe, but for the entire planet.
April 26, 2026
Chornobyl
Beyond the Zone: How Hundreds of Settlements Hit by the Chornobyl Disaster Endure Today
Kyiv Post visited villages and towns affected by the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Though many lay beyond the evacuated 30-km exclusion zone, life there has never fully recovered since 1986.
April 25, 2026
Ukraine
When Sweden Got Wind of an Apocalypse: the Man Who Raised the Chornobyl Alarm
Sweden was the first country to raise the alarm but initially thought the accident had occurred in one of Sweden’s power plants. Meteorologist Christer Persson, who was there, tells his story.
April 25, 2026
Ukraine
UK Warns of Acute Nuclear Risks in Ukraine on 40th Anniversary of Chornobyl Disaster
Deputy Ambassador James Ford told the OSCE that Russia’s war has revived threats to nuclear safety, echoing the lessons of secrecy and governance failures from 1986.
April 25, 2026
Ukraine
NATO Rift, POW Swap, and 20,000 Teddy Bears – Ukraine Latest, April 23
Air-launched interceptor drones, upcoming Chornobyl anniversary, divisions in NATO – updates from Ukraine and beyond
April 24, 2026
Ukraine
‘Nothing Will Happen Suddenly’ – Kyiv Says No Imminent Signs of Belarus Invasion
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office and former intelligence chief, said Ukraine is monitoring Belarus for threats but does not expect any surprise escalation.
April 24, 2026
Ukraine
Chernobyl, 40 Years Since Disaster: Five Things to Know
It comes four years into the Russian invasion that has put the plant once again under threat and raised risks of another radioactive catastrophe.
April 24, 2026
Ukraine
Gun Violence in Ukraine, Zelensky in Cyprus, Prince Harry in Kyiv – Ukraine Latest, April 23
School shooting plots, sanctions package, and viral photos of malnourished troops – updates from Ukraine and beyond
April 23, 2026
Energy
EBRD Eyes $585M to Repair Chornobyl Shelter Damaged by Russian Drones, VP Says
EBRD’s banking vice president told Kyiv Post Russia’s drone hit on the Chornobyl shelter caused corrosion that could compromise the whole system if not repaired.
Updated: May 1, 2026