Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise overseeing Ukraine's nuclear power plants said on Thursday. Photos: The Chernobyl disaster A reactor at the Chernobyl power plant exploded on April 26, 1986, releasing large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere. Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos: The Chernobyl disaster The disaster forced the evacuation of a 30-kilometer zone around the site. Radioactivity from the Chernobyl nuclear plant threatened to contaminate crops. Hide Caption 8 of 9 Photos: The Chernobyl disaster A doll remains in an evacuated village in Belarus near Chernobyl.

Source: CNN April 01, 2022 02:13 UTC