The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

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How the Russians could make Chornobyl deadly again

Beneath a popular escape outside Kyiv rests Chornobyl-era radioactive sediments, raising fears that war could turn a hidden risk into a wider disaster.

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Apr 25, 2026
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