Politics

‘Whatever the cost’: Lukashenko pushes to farm Chernobyl-contaminated land 40 years on

Maria Kamińska

28.04.2026, 12:58

23% of Belarusian territory was contaminated in the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Photo: — 23% of Belarusian territory was contaminated in the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Photo: Mykhailo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

23% of Belarusian territory was contaminated in the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.