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Chernobyl is located in the Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. It is situated approximately 130 kilometers north of the capital city, Kyiv. The area is most well-known for the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986. Today, Chernobyl is part of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, which encompasses the abandoned city and surrounding areas affected by the disaster.


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What country in Ukraine experienced a nuclear disaster?

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Which country did the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster take place?

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