{"id":338153,"date":"2026-04-26T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chernobyl-the-men-who-witnessed-the-disaster\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T18:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:00:20","slug":"chernobyl-the-men-who-witnessed-the-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chernobyl-the-men-who-witnessed-the-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Chernobyl: The men who witnessed the disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DE1yFFT0pnQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Chernobyl: The men who witnessed the disaster\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DE1yFFT0pnQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was not like anything that had happened before.<\/p>\n<p>As radioactive particles spread over much of Europe, fears grew of another blast at Chernobyl.<\/p>\n<p>In the hours and days after the explosion, thousands worked to prevent further catastrophe, but in doing so absorbed radiation that has left a permanent scar on their lives. <\/p>\n<p>Valeriy Repeta was on his way back from checking on the power plant\u2019s filter-regenerators when the explosion happened.<\/p>\n<p>Forty years after the disaster and this is his story.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was not like anything that had happened before. 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