Tag: Red Forest

Lesnoy (Forest) was arranged like a small town. It had four streets: one with barracks and dormitories, and three with 2-room mobile homes (with kitchens, a porch, and a toilet). Also, there were three stores for groceries, vegetables, and industrial ...

The forest, now known as Red Forest, is 202 hectares (499 acres) of coniferous trees, mainly pines, on the outskirts of Pripyat. It fell under the Western radiation trail immediately after the accident. The deadly level of radiation for pine trees is ...

The main purpose of the IMR is to create column tracks in difficult places, as well as passages in minefields for troop advancement. These powerful machines are equipped with electromagnetic attachments and mine-clearing systems; bulldozer and crane ...

The famous pine cross from the Red Forest became a memorial long before the Chernobyl disaster. During the Second World War, the Germans hanged partisan prisoners from it, then Germans were hung from it. Iron brackets were driven into the tree trunk ...