On 26 April 1986, at 1:23 a.m., the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is shaken by the first explosion. The pressure of steam built up in reactor No. 4 blows up and knocks away the safety cover weighing 2,000 tonnes. Air enters the reactor. The heated reactor components begin to melt and burn, and the steam reacts violently with them. Significant amounts of highly explosive hydrogen and oxygen are released and ignited. A second, more powerful explosion occurs, destroying reactor block No. 4 and spewing huge quantities of radionuclides into the air, including the extremely dangerous Caesium-137. A deadly cloud begins to build up over the resulting crater, which will soon cover much of Europe. Today marks the 37th anniversary of the largest nuclear disaster in history, known as the Chernobyl Disaster. It occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, part of the Soviet Union's energy system. As a result of the accident and the destruction of reactor No. 4, radioactive isotopes were then released into the atmosphere on an unprecedented scale. The whole world held its breath for a moment, and the effects of the accident reached far beyond the borders of the USSR. To show you how the Zone has changed in these 37 years, we decided to prepare some rather unusual graphics for you. Namely, we have combined screenshots of locations from our game with photos of actual places located in the Exclusion Zone. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35404032/3c13e438657ddcb2674c14c0db29b02c3fa9b618.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35404032/9837709ec4604c3d65ea9d6ac51f153487ac5444.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35404032/b9707254aede43023b77cf7d3774dc2234b9c56b.jpg[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35404032/6c25120fc8146b25374974677019e752dfb275eb.jpg[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35404032/d26f70053f5543602326f98bf86469dc2c564ab4.jpg[/img] At the same time, we would like to inform you that we are back to publishing regular developer updates so that you can keep up to date with the progress of Chernobyl Liquidators. And we assure you, there is a lot to look forward to! If you haven't yet added 'Chernobyl Liquidators' to your wish list, now is the best time. And if you are not yet sure if this game is for you, you can check it out by playing the demo on the Steam platform. Enjoy!