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AP Was There: Early Chernobyl victims buried in Moscow cemetery
- There are 23 identical fresh graves near the entrance of Mitinskoye Cemetery in Moscow marking early Chernobyl victims.
- Six headstones at the cemetery bear names of firefighters recognized as radiation victims from Chernobyl.
- An unnamed cemetery official said that a monument will be built to honor those who died from the Chernobyl disaster.
- The last official Soviet report on Chernobyl casualties stated that 26 people had died as of June 5.
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AP Was There: Early Chernobyl victims buried in Moscow cemetery
In the weeks after the April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, it was difficult to get any information about the scope of the disaster, aside from terse announcements from the government of the Soviet Union.
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right1Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Left
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- 53% of the sources lean Left
53% Left
L 53%
C 41%
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