Kyiv Oblast
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Kyiv Oblast, also called Kyivshchyna, is an oblast in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, which is administered as a city with special status. However,
View of the historical landscape park "Oleksandriya" in the city of Bila Tserkva.
Aerial view of Boryspil, home of the Boryspil Airport from an airplane.
Arboretum Oleksandriya, Bila Tserkva
Mezhyhirya Residence
Pripyat
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Pripyat, also known as Prypiat, is an abandoned industrial city in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, located near the border with Belarus. Named after the nearby river Pripyat, it was founded on 4 February 1970.
Kyiv Oblast
…Exclusion Zone due to the radioactive contamination caused by the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident. The largest cities within zone are Chernobyl and Prypiat, which are now abandoned. The city of Slavutych was built outside of the zone to host evacuated residents of Prypyat and personnel of the zone…
Clockwise from top-left: Pripyat central square apartment buildings with the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement in the distance the Ferris wheel of the Pripyat amusement park an abandoned sport hall natural overgrowth at an apartment block the Pripyat welcome sign
Panoramic view of Pripyat in May 2009
View of the Chernobyl power plant including 2003 radioactive level of 0.763 milliroentgens per hour
A panorama of Pripyat during summer 2011. The Chernobyl power plant, currently undergoing decommissioning, is visible in the distance, at top center.