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Ukraine commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster on Sunday, amid fears that Russia's four-year war could spark a repeat of the world's worst nuclear accident that led to thousands of deaths and devastating environmental consequences.

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People dressed in hazmat suits place candles at a memorial for victims of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear plant disaster in the northern Ukrainian town of Slavutych on Sunday.…