Liquidation of consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Kyiv region

October 1986. USSR. Ukrainian SSR. Kiev region. Concrete pump operators N. Markelov and V. Sorokin (left to right) during work to eliminate the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, carried out by the Construction Department No. 605 of the USSR Ministry of Medium Machine Building. On April 26, 1986, an explosion occurred at the fourth power unit of the NPP during equipment testing during the reactor shutdown for routine preventive maintenance. The exact date of the photo is unknown. Valery Zufarov, Vladimir Repik/TASS