ПОЛЕССКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ РАДИАЦИОННО-ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ ЗАПОВЕДНИК УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ

title: Полесский государственный радиационно-экологический заповедник The largest state-owned radiological-ecological reserve in Belarus, the Polessky State Radiation-Ecological Reserve, was established in 1988 on the territory adjacent to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in the three most affected areas - Brahin, Narovlya and Khynyk. The reserve covers over 215,000 hectares and is the only one of its kind in the world. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster had a profound impact on the lives, fates, and future of many Belarusians and placed a heavy burden on the country's economy.