Ukrainian village within Chernobyl evacuation zone, 1991

Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Olga Zagornaya evacuated after 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster poses for a photo near a draw well in her native village. Old as she is, she returned here to restore an abandoned home, breed farm animals and cultivate the lands as she felt like belonging here despite the danger of radiation. Valery Zufarov/TASS

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Belonging Chernobyl Cultivate Despite Draw Evacuated Felt Lands Olga Radiation Restore Returned Ukrainian Zufarov

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