Welcome to Chernobyl

This documentary visits the exclusion zone of Chernobyl, the location of the most significant nuclear accident in history. Aleksey Breus, a plant worker and disaster survivor, describes what happened that night. Valentyna, an old woman who illegally resettled to the zone, explains why she prefers to live in the deserted area. Sergii Mirnyi runs one of the tourist agencies that offers guided tours in and around Chernobyl. More than three decades ago, he was working as a liquidator, attempting to clean up the nuclear disaster. The father of Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kiev, was among the men called to the contaminated area after the explosion. Klitschko discusses his memories of the catastrophe and his father's tragic fate.