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Chornobyl Liquidator Fights Health Issues, Seeks Pension

4/21/2026

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Petro Hurin, a 76-year-old Ukrainian liquidator, continues to suffer health problems tied to work at the Chornobyl site after 1986 disaster.
Soviet doctors initially misdiagnosed his symptoms as stress rather than radiation sickness.
He seeks a disability pension for liquidators after battling anaemia and angina.
Hurin mourns his grandson Andrii, a soldier killed in the ongoing conflict with Russia, while staying active in music and poetry.

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Story summary

Petro Hurin, a 76-year-old Ukrainian liquidator, continues to suffer health problems tied to work at the Chornobyl site after 1986 disaster.
Soviet doctors initially misdiagnosed his symptoms as stress rather than radiation sickness.
He seeks a disability pension for liquidators after battling anaemia and angina.
Hurin mourns his grandson Andrii, a soldier killed in the ongoing conflict with Russia, while staying active in music and poetry.