Drone strike in Kyiv kills widow of Chernobyl’s first victim
Residents of Kyiv’s “Chernobyl House,” survivors of the 1986 nuclear disaster, are now facing Russian bombardments. A drone strike killed Natalia Khodemchuk, the widow of Chernobyl’s first victim.
A Russian drone strike in Kyiv killed Natalia Khodemchuk, a resident of “Chernobyl House” and the widow of the first victim of the Chernobyl disaster.
The building is home to people who survived the nuclear accident in 1986. They are now facing a different danger as Russian bombardments reach the Ukrainian capital.
Two tragedies shaping residents’ lives
Khodemchuk’s neighbors described how the Chernobyl disaster and the full-scale war have shaped their lives. The radiation threat they once faced was invisible; the danger from the war is occurring in the open.
Natalia Khodemchuk was killed at the building that shelters survivors of the nuclear disaster. The source provides no further details about the strike.
What we know
- A Russian drone strike in Kyiv killed Natalia Khodemchuk.
- Khodemchuk was the widow of the first victim of the Chernobyl disaster.
- “Chernobyl House” shelters people who survived the 1986 nuclear accident.
- Neighbors described how Chernobyl and the war shaped their lives.
Trust: Single source
- The story relies on one publisher. A second independent confirmation has not been established from the cited sources.
- Sources: Le Monde International.
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