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'A New Tragedy Caused Once Again by the Kremlin' — Widow of Chornobyl's First Victim Killed by Russian Attack on Kyiv 39 Years Later

  • Natalia Khodemchuk, a Chernobyl survivor and widow of a disaster victim, was killed in a Russian missile strike on her apartment in Kyiv, suffering severe burns from the attack.
  • Her husband, Valery Khodemchuk, died during the Chernobyl explosion in 1986, and his remains were never found.
  • The recent missile strike resulted in seven fatalities, with at least 35 more injured, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, who described the attacks as a terror tactic.
  • The missile attack caused damage to residential buildings and energy infrastructure in major Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv and Odesa.
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The civilian death toll has risen to seven after unusually large Russian attacks on Kiev overnight Friday. Among the victims is the widow of the first victim of the Chernobyl disaster.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Russia's massive bombing of Kiev this Friday has killed Natalia Khodemchuk, a 62-year-old woman who was the widow of one of the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986. Valery Khodemchuk was, in fact, the first person to die in that disaster. She worked as the main circulation bomb operator in the 2nd reactor unit. It is believed that she was instantly vaporized by the explosion or that she was crushed by large fragments of debris. Her…

·Madrid, Spain
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Natalia Khodemchuk, the wife of the first victim of the Chernobyl disaster, Valery Khodemchuk, died in the hospital, wounded during the attack on Kiev.

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Ukrinform (UA) broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
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