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Ukraine marks 40 years since Chernobyl disaster

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Ukraine has commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster with a memorial ceremony held in a town near the Chernobyl exclusion zone. A bell chimed in honour of the victims of the catastrophe. The disaster claimed 31 lives in the initial blast, with an estimated 16,000 deaths attributed to radiation poisoning in the decades since.

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And thank you, Ukraine has marked 40 years since the devastating Chernobyl nuclear disaster about chimed-in memory of the victims of the catastrophe in a ceremony hosted in a town near the Chernobyl exclusion zone. 31 people died in the initial blast, with as many as 16,000 estimated to have died from radiation poisoning.

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