It has been 26 years since the accident at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine occurred in 37 days. At a memorial ceremony held there, Striretz said, "If the nuclear of peace falls into the hands of those who do not know how to handle it, it will lead to many deaths," and condemned Russia for continuing to occupy nuclear power plants in the south in a military invasion.
In the accident at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant and Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Russian that occurred on April 1986, 4, about 26 people, including firefighters who were engaged in fire extinguishing activities, were exposed to a large amount of radiation and suffered widespread health problems.
On the 37th, 26 years after the accident, a ceremony was held to commemorate the victims, and Environmental Protection Minister Streec and staff of the facility laid flowers at the cenotaph.
"The Chornobyl nuclear accident is the largest man-made accident of the 20th century, and the nuclear of peace in the hands of those who do not know how to handle it will lead to many deaths," Strirets, Minister of Environmental Protection, condemned Russia for continuing to occupy the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine in a military invasion.
During the military invasion since February last year, the Chornobili nuclear power plant facility was temporarily occupied by the Russian military, and at the ceremony, the staff who remained at the site while it was occupied and managed the shelters to prevent the dispersal of radioactive materials were commended.
The man who received the award said, "If something happens at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the same situation could happen here."
There are concerns that serious accidents will occur at nuclear facilities at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, which continues to be occupied by the Russian military, and that shelling will frequently interrupt the external power supply necessary for cooling the reactors.
President Zelensky: "Do everything possible to prevent a terrorist state from threatening"
President Zelensky of Ukraine visited a monument in Kyiv on the 26th to mark the 37th anniversary of the accident and laid flowers.
He posted a message on social media, in which he reiterated the magnitude of the impact of the accident, saying, "Thirty-seven years ago, the accident at the Chornobyli nuclear power plant left a huge scar on the entire world, and even now, the 37-kilometer radius around the nuclear power plant is a dangerous place with high radiation levels."
"Last year, the occupiers not only occupied the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, but also endangered the world again, and we must take all possible measures to prevent terrorist states from using their facilities to threaten Ukraine and the world," he said.
In addition, President Zelensky revealed that he also held a telephone talk with Grossi, Director General of the IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency, and emphasized that regaining the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in the south, which is occupied by Russian forces, will protect the world from new disasters.
Ukrainian woman who has experienced two nuclear accidents and continues to convey peace
There is a woman from Ukraine who was forced to evacuate due to the accident at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Russian, and then experienced the nuclear accident again in the Japan where she lived.
This is Katerina Guzy, 37, a player of the Ukrainian folk instrument "Bandura".
Katerina was born in Pripyat, a town about three kilometers from the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, but when she was about one month old, the nuclear accident occurred, forcing her family and her family to evacuate to the capital Kyiv.
At the school he attended in Kyiv, his classmates told him that he was "radioactive" and "sick," and he had a hard time making friends.
In addition, he sometimes suffered from headaches of unknown origin and suddenly had nosebleeds, which means that he could not eliminate his anxiety about the effects of the accident.
Commenting on the accident, Katerina said, "Because of the nuclear accident, both my father and friends were exposed to radiation and fell ill and died, and I have not been able to return to my town after 3 years, and I have always been worried about the health effects on my children and the next generation. Even if I don't want to remember it, unfortunately, it's always in my life."
Katerina has been working as a bandura player based in Japan since 2006.
However, in 2011, I witnessed the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Katerina was worried about the consequences of the accident and temporarily evacuated from Tokyo to Kansai.
Katerina recalled, "When I came to Japan, I believed that a nuclear accident would never happen, but it happened twice, and I wondered why I had to go through the same experience as my own family."
Last year, Russia launched a military invasion of its home country, Ukraine.
Katerina's niece and her family live a few kilometers from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in the south, which is occupied by the Russian military, and they are increasingly concerned that a nuclear accident will occur in the midst of war.
Katerina continues to convey her experience of the nuclear accident and her desire for peace through concerts and other events.
Katerina says, "My life is unusual because of the nuclear accident that occurred twice in my life and there were wars, but I would like to convey this experience through my music activities and appeal to my hope for a peaceful and safe world."