26 April 1986 year, the Chernobyl fire scorched the earth and the souls of millions of citizens. On this day there was an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. It was this sad date by the decree of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR from 29 March 1990 the year declared Chernobyl Tragedy Day. And in 2016 In 2016, the UN General Assembly designated it as the International Day of Remembrance for Victims of Radiation Accidents and Disasters.
A selection of photo facts "Ashes of Chernobyl in our hearts" reflects only individual moments of liquidation of the consequences of the largest man-made disaster in the entire history of nuclear energy in the world. She changed the fate of thousands of people, radiation environment, ecology...
The presented photos are a story about the heroism of the station employees, liquidators, firefighters, doctors and all people, involved in liquidation of the consequences of the accident. Realizing the complexity of the situation, they, disregarding his own safety, faced an unbridled deadly disaster, to save the lives of millions of people not only in our state, and on the whole planet. Their feat is forever recorded in the annals of human courage and will forever remain in the memory of the Ukrainian people.
And today we bow our heads not only to the feat of the liquidators of the terrible accident, but also in front of the heroism of nuclear power plant workers and military personnel of the Armed Forces, who monitor the safety of the nuclear power plant in difficult wartime. THE TRAGEDY OF CHERNOBYL REMAINS IN THE MEMORY FOREVER!