MP: Belarus learned lessons after the Chernobyl accident, took steps toward further development (opens in new tab)

If you compare the scale, Belarus suffered the most: about 20 countries in total felt the Chernobyl accident and its impact, but in Belarus it affected nearly 23% of the territory. In Russia, that is 1.5% of the territory; in Ukraine – 7%. Naturally, these were densely populated areas.