A wartime tragedy has struck three friends celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident in a Kyiv apartment building. The incident highlights the devastating impact of the ongoing conflict on those connected to the nuclear disaster.

In a Kyiv apartment building housing the families of Chernobyl workers, a wartime tragedy strikes three friends preparing to mark 40 years since the nuclear accident. <p>In a Kyiv apartment building housing the families of Chernobyl workers, a wartime tragedy strikes three friends preparing to mark 40 years since the nuclear accident.</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5793661" />