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Chernobyl on fire: over 1,000 hectares of forest burning near Belarusian border

 08.05.2026, 14:56
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Ukrainian rescuers extinguish a forest fire in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, May 7, 2026. Photo: Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine

Ukrainian services are trying to extinguish a large-scale forest fire that broke out in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. This territory in the north of the Kyiv region borders Belarus.