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LVIV, Ukraine — (AP) — Ukraine’s nuclear operator company said Thursday that Russian troops were leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and were heading towards the country’s border with Belarus. The operator, Energoatom said that the Russian military are also preparing to leave Slavutych, a nearby city where power plant workers live. It wasn’t immediately …

British actor Paul Ritter, whose credits include HBO/Sky drama “Chernobyl” and Channel 4 comedy “Friday Night Dinner,” has died of a brain tumor. He was 54. “It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night,” Ritter’s agent said. “He died peacefully at home with his wife Polly and sons …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage shows wildfires near the nuclear disaster site Ukrainian authorities have called for calm as firefighters battle a blaze near the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear plant. A senior emergency service official said there was “no threat” to the plant or its storage facilities, while deputy interior minister Anton …

Image caption The team named their grain spirit Atomik “It’s the only bottle in existence – I tremble when I pick it up,” says Prof Jim Smith, gingerly lifting a bottle of Atomik grain spirit. The “artisan vodka”, made with grain and water from the Chernobyl exclusion zone, is the first consumer product to come …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChernobyl’s post-human landscape The area surrounding Chernobyl – the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident – is to be turned into a tourist site, Ukraine’s president says. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Wednesday that set out plans for new walking trails and enhanced mobile …