Delve into Usiv in Ukraine
Usiv in the region of Kiev is a city in Ukraine - some 74 mi or ( 119 km ) North of Kiev , the country's capital .
Current time in Usiv is now 08:02 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Smolensk, Bălţi, Svyetlahorsk, Rechytsa, and Minsk. While being here, make sure to check out Smolensk . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Usiv ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Geiger Counter at Chernobyl
Our guide is showing us how radioactive the moss is in the abandoned city next to Chernobyl called Pripyat. ..
Припять. 3 мая 2010 г.
pripyat-city.ru На видео Алексей Румянцев, Иван Цепаев, Анна Горелышева. ..
chernobyl 2012: the city of Припять (pripyat)
26 years ago today, on the 26th of april 1986, the city's fate was sealed. nowadays, pripyat is a ghost town - but she has strong psy fields that will have a grip on your mind. she'll be forever insid ..
Inside the reactor #4, control rooms of the reactor #3 and #4 - High-definition video!!
Guide Yuriy and SoloEast Travel director Sergei visit control room of the reactor # 4 just before the workers will finish a brick wall which will block the entrance to the site/ ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Pripyat amusement park
The Pripyat amusement park in Pripyat, Ukraine is an abandoned amusement park. It was to be opened on May 1, 1986 in time for the May Day celebrations (decorations for this event are still in place in Pripyat today) but the plans were interrupted when on April 26 the Chernobyl disaster occurred a few kilometers away. The park was opened for a couple of hours on April 27 to keep the city people entertained before the announcement to evacuate the city was made.
Located at 51.41 30.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Polissya hotel
The Polissya hotel is one of the highest buildings in the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine (which was affected by the Chernobyl disaster). It was built in mid-1970s to house delegations and guests visiting the Chernobyl Power Plant. These days, the hotel is half-ruined. The hotel is featured in the video game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
Located at 51.41 30.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Pripyat
Pripyat is a ghost town near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, part of Kiev Oblast of northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus. The city has a special status within the Kiev Oblast, being the city of oblast-level subordination, although it is located within the limits of Ivankiv Raion. The city also is being supervised by the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine as part of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone jurisdiction.
Located at 51.41 30.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Kopachi
Kopachi was a village near Chernobyl, Ukraine, just south-west of the Pripyat River Basin. After the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 the village was contaminated by fallout and subsequently evacuated and is now within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone; and thus has been abandoned since 1986. After Kopachi village was evacuated by the authorities, as an experiment, had all the houses torn down and buried. This village was the only village suffering this fate as a result of the Chernobyl disaster.
Located at 51.35 30.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Duga-3 (western) transmitter
Duga-3 ("duga" means "arc") or "Steel Yard" was a Soviet experimental over-the-horizon radar (OTH) system. It was developed for the Soviet ABM early-warning network. The system operated from 1976 to 1989. Two stations of Duga-3 were installed: a western system around Chernobyl and an eastern system in Siberia. The transmitter for the western Duga-3 was located a few kilometers southwest of Chernobyl (south of Minsk, northwest of Kiev).
Located at 51.31 30.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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