Chernobyl Roulette: War in the Nuclear Disaster Zone

by Serhii Plokhy

On February 24, 2022, the first day of Russia's all-out attack on Ukraine, armored vehicles approached the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine. Russian occupation of the plant, which would last thirty-five days, had begun.

Only the dedication and resolve of Ukrainian personnel, who were held hostage and worked shifts for weeks instead of days, spared the world a new Chernobyl accident. They had to make life-or-death decisions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 132407941X
• ISBN13: 9781324079415
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"