Estonian Chernobyl veteran recalls the Soviet lies, radiation and clean-up after the disaster

The HBO miniseries “Chernobyl” told the world, in graphic detail, what really happened in the worst nuclear catastrophe humankind has ever faced; Estonian World brings you a first-hand account by an Estonian Chernobyl veteran who was forced by the Soviet authorities into the disaster zone to help with the clean-up efforts.* “Chernobyl”, the critically acclaimed miniseries produced by the American network Home Box Office and Britain’s Sky, has been seen around the world. For the first time, a dramatisation of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe brought the truth about what happened on 26 April 1986 in Ukraine to hundreds of thousands of people. Continue reading Estonian Chernobyl veteran recalls the Soviet lies, radiation and clean-up after the disaster at Estonian World.
2026-04-26 00:17:00