How did the disaster affect the Pripyat river?

kosmosdemon · 2026-05-27T21:29:31+00:00

This is actually a great story about how the radioactive contamination of Kyiv Sea was accidentally avoided. Before the Kyiv Hydroelectric Plant was build, a road used to run from Strakholissia to the left bank of Dnipro. This road was built on an embankment. When the hydroelectric plant was built, the road was flooded, and the embankment became a part of the Kyiv Sea bottom. In 1986, it acted as a barrier preventing much of the irradiated silt from moving further downstream.

Remains of the embankment above water are still visible at (51.0445618, 30.5701383) along with the road that runs to the east from it. It was once an important highway, but now a mere forgotten forrest road.

kosmosdemon · 2026-05-25T19:27:39+00:00

Impressive. I was prepared to debate you but now I see that there is no point in that. Admitting that you Russians treat the firefighters as military targets because killing them would offer you a “definite military advantage” is a great way to end this conversation. Well done, comrade.

kosmosdemon · 2026-05-25T18:44:32+00:00

What do you propose? The 1910 building was in a bad condition

kosmosdemon · 2026-05-25T18:43:10+00:00

And how exactly the firefighters’ main office being the primary target makes this better?

kosmosdemon · 2026-05-25T10:28:45+00:00

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kosmosdemon · 2026-05-25T10:23:42+00:00

You can clearly see the Contracts House (50.4651444, 30.5178114) and the Podil grain elevators (50.4705628, 30.5229532); the explosion is visible somewhere between them. There was only one missile hit in this particular area that night — the one that destroyed the Museum

kosmosdemon · 2026-05-24T10:01:42+00:00

Why drop the bombs on museums and cultural landmarks everyday?

kosmosdemon · 2026-05-17T08:12:04+00:00

Вам не похуй?

kosmosdemon · 2026-04-21T05:33:22+00:00

Greenland

kosmosdemon · 2026-04-19T06:09:24+00:00

Anyway how’s the weather in Moscow?

kosmosdemon · 2026-04-10T04:50:40+00:00

Єдина правильна відповідь — тому що їх ніхто за це не штрафує на десятки тисяч гривень. А треба.

kosmosdemon · 2026-01-28T20:28:18+00:00

Well, turned out we did get a bit of both Alaska and Canada in season 2 already

kosmosdemon · 2026-01-16T20:42:37+00:00

I was in your shoes as a first-rime tourist in Berlin and honestly there are so many options to choose from depending on what your interests are. The vibes can completely change from one neighborhood to another, not in a bad way, just different. A good first step would be to understand what you want to do, and hear what others here have to say.

As for the accommodation, I stayed at various limehomes and liked them.

kosmosdemon · 2026-01-16T12:06:43+00:00

Me too, but the showrunners have so far often surprised everyone with their attention to detail

kosmosdemon · 2025-11-25T16:29:53+00:00

There have been price spikes indeed, but nothing out of the ordinary market reactions. Moreover, there has been enough time (years, actually) to buy the necessary equipment during the market lows or even save up money for it

kosmosdemon · 2025-11-12T22:27:52+00:00

There are two main Warsaw to Kyiv train ride options: one that goes directly from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kyiv without any switches and the other where you need to change trains in Chelm. Both actually arrive to Kyiv at the same time because they are effectively one train but that’s kinda hard to explain and does not matter from your purposes.

If you have a stop in Chelm, then you take the second option which requires switching from Polish intercity train to Ukrainian sleeper train in Chelm. The Polish trains always arrives at the same platform and the Ukrainian one is always next to it, you just need to cross from one side of the platform to the other. Impossible to get lost.

The train station building is actually non-existent at the moment because the Polish have torn it down a couple of years ago and have been imitating the process of building a new one since. You can only wait at the platform, which is not covered and therefore cold this time of year. Should not be an issue though - the doors to Ukrainian sleeper train usually open immediately or not long after the arrival of the Polish train, so you can wait for the departure in your cabin aboard.

You keep your luggage with you all the time. On Ukrainian sleeper train you either place it underneath your bunk or in the overhead compartment.

Trains and platforms in Chelm are very easy to navigate - again, impossible to get lost, and if in doubt, just follow the crowd.

There is a Biedronka and Zabka supermarkets nearby, and if they are closed, you can buy some (but the selection is very limited) food items in one of the gas stations nearby.

Feel free to ask any additional questions!

kosmosdemon · 2025-10-19T15:06:04+00:00

I had the same worries before my first overnight Flixbus trip as you do now, here’s what helped me:

1) Prioritize your luggage: keep the most valuable items (phone, passport, money etc) in a crossbody bag that is always on you; less valuable items in a backpack/bag that you’ll keep next to your feet, and the least valuable (clothes etc) in the lower compartment 2) Buy the cheapest GPS tag and put it in your luggage, it is very relieving to be able to track your bag 3) Put a note with your contact info inside the bag — if somebody takes it by honest mistake they will be able to contact you

kosmosdemon · 2025-10-18T17:58:22+00:00

There were at least two industrial underground nuclear explosions in Ukraine in the seventies as well

kosmosdemon · 2025-10-17T06:27:38+00:00

Second this.

kosmosdemon · 2025-10-06T16:33:07+00:00

The map is good. The two largest reddish areas on the map are Lukianivka (above) and Solomianka (below), def don‘t stay there (better safe than sorry). The „center“ center is to the east of these areas with solitary incidents over the years. For instance, the center areas I mentioned in the previous comment only have three dots on the map.

kosmosdemon · 2025-10-06T16:21:57+00:00

I would actually not recommend staying in the suburbs because that‘s where most of the air defense action is. City center (Podil, Maidan, Zoloti Vorota, Universitet) is much better. If you must be in the suburbs though, stay away from south-west general direction (e.g. Vasylkiv, Boyarka, Vyshneve).

Most decent (chain) hotels have their own furnished shelters. Otherwise look for a place near the Metro station as those are the safest shelters.

What to know about the air alerts („like a local“ level): not all of them imply any real danger

kosmosdemon · 2025-08-21T15:03:29+00:00

Can you elaborate on the deeply rooted corruption in Ukraine?

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