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Chernobyl's last wedding: The couple who married as a nuclear disaster unfolded

A couple married in Pripyat on April 26, 1986, as the Chernobyl nuclear disaster began, unaware of the explosion at reactor four. They were evacuated and later moved to Berlin after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The article recounts their wedding day, the Soviet cover-up, health impacts, and ongoing risks at the site.