How Chernobyl Disaster Accelerated the Fall of the USSR | History Explained

Описание: Financial Cost of Chernobyl
The disaster inflicted catastrophic economic damage on the USSR:
Immediate cleanup: 18 billion rubles (≈$84.5 billion in 2025) 3.
Long-term costs: $700 billion (equivalent to 30-40% of the USSR's 1986 GDP), including:
Evacuation of 350,000 people.
Loss of 1.5 million hectares of farmland 34.
Healthcare for 600,000 "liquidators" and affected civilians 3.
Ongoing burden: Ukraine spent $13 billion (1991–2003) managing exclusion zones, while Belarus allocated 20% of its national budget to Chernobyl-related recovery

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