Zhytomyr Oblast
Province of Ukraine
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| April 11 2022 |
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The zone administration department suspended the validity of passes allowing access to the Exclusion Zone during martial law in Ukraine.
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| April 4 2022 | Russian forces were completely repulsed from the region, with the area where they had been dug in since late February 2022 being declared liberated. |
| April 4 2022 | Russian forces were completely repulsed from the Zhytomyr Oblast, with a key location being liberated on this date. |
| April 3 2022 |
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Ukrainian forces retook the Chernobyl power plant.
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| March 31 2022 |
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Most Russian troops occupying Chernobyl withdrew, with reports suggesting some soldiers may have suffered from acute radiation sickness after digging trenches in highly contaminated areas.
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| March 22 2022 |
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Russian forces destroyed a laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that had opened in 2015 and worked on radioactive waste management.
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| March 10 2022 |
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The International Atomic Energy Agency reported losing all contact with Chernobyl.
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| February 2022 | During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops partially occupied the Zhytomyr Oblast region. |
| February 24 2022 |
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During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian military forces captured the Chernobyl exclusion zone.
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| April 4 2020 |
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A fire broke out in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, burning at least 20 hectares of Ukrainian forests. Approximately 90 firefighters, a helicopter, and two aircraft were deployed to extinguish the blaze. Authorities stated there was no danger to the surrounding population despite ongoing radiation presence.
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| 2019 |
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HBO aired a five-part miniseries 'Chernobyl', dramatizing the explosion and subsequent relief efforts, primarily filmed in Lithuania.
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| 2019 |
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Netflix documentary Our Planet filmed a portion of its finale in the Exclusion Zone, highlighting the ecosystem's recovery in the absence of human interference.
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| 2019 |
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Chernobyl Spirit Company released Atomik Vodka, the first consumer product made from materials grown and cultivated in the Exclusion Zone.
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| February 2019 |
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Talks were initiated to re-adjust the exclusion zone's boundaries to reflect declining radioactivity in the outer areas.
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| October 2018 |
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Solar power plant within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone began operations. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conducted a feasibility study to assess expanding local waste management infrastructure.
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| June 2018 |
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A fire was reported in the Chernobyl exclusion zone prior to the 2020 incident.
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| 2017 |
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Three companies began developing plans for solar farms within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, attracted by high feed-in tariffs, available land, and existing transmission infrastructure.
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| 2016 |
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Ukrainian government declared the part of the exclusion zone on its territory as the Chernobyl Radiation and Environmental Biosphere Reserve. In the same year, plans were announced to use a 10-kilometer radius around the nuclear plant for nuclear waste storage.
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| 2015 |
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The documentary 'The Russian Woodpecker' won the Grand Jury Prize for World Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, featuring extensive footage from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and exploring a conspiracy theory about the disaster.
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| February 16 2014 |
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The British motoring TV programme Top Gear broadcast an episode featuring presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May driving into the Exclusion Zone.
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| 2013 | Official population demographics for Zhytomyr Oblast were recorded, revealing a median age of 39.4 years overall, with males at 36.1 years and females at 42.6 years. |
| April 14 2013 |
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The wildlife documentary TV program River Monsters broadcast an episode featuring host Jeremy Wade catching a wels catfish in the cooling pools of the Chernobyl power plant.
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| 2012 |
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Journalist Andrew Blackwell published 'Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places', documenting his guided tour through the Exclusion Zone.
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| 2011 |
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Filmmaker Marcus Schwenzel directed the award-winning short film 'Seven Years of Winter', telling the story of an orphan named Andrej sent into the nuclear environment by his brother Artjom to ransack abandoned homes.
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| 2011 |
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Tour operators began officially bringing tourists inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, with guided tours that restrict visitor movement due to radioactive 'hot spots'.
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| October 19 2011 |
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PBS program Nature aired the documentary 'Radioactive Wolves', exploring the return of wildlife to the Exclusion Zone.
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| April 2011 |
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The State Agency of Ukraine on the Exclusion Zone Management (SAUEZM) became the official successor to the State Department – Administration of the exclusion zone and the zone of absolute (mandatory) resettlement through a presidential decree, operating within the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
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| 2010 |
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A series of wildfires affected contaminated areas around Bryansk and border regions of Belarus and Ukraine, leading to a dispute between Greenpeace and the Russian government over radiation level increases.
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