Named after the nearby river, Pripyat, it was founded on 4 February 1970 as the ninth atomgrad ("atom city"), a type of closed city in the Soviet Union that housed nuclear workers.

Apr 22, 2019 · In the early hours of April 26, 1986, a nuclear accident took place during a safety test at the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station near the city of Pripyat, in what was then the Soviet Republic of...

Aug 9, 2020 · Founded on 4th February 1970 and named after the nearby river, Pripyat was the ninth “nuclear city” to be constructed by the Soviet Union. Proclaimed as a city in 1979, the settlement was …

Nov 13, 2025 · Pripyat (also known as Prypiat or Prypyat) is an abandoned city located in the north of the Kyiv region of Ukraine, about 180 km from Kyiv, on the banks of the Pripyat River, 2 km from the …

Jan 21, 2026 · The Chernobyl disaster of April 26, 1986, in Pripyat, Ukraine, remains the most catastrophic nuclear accident in history.

The ghost city of Pripyat in Ukraine is one of the casualties of the Atomic Age and a warning to us all about the dangers of improperly managed nuclear power.

Pripyat was a city of oblast significance in Vyshhorod District, Kyiv Oblast. It was founded on Feb. 4, 1970, on the banks of the Pripyat River to house workers building one of Europe’s largest nuclear …