Chernobyl's last wedding: The couple who married as a nuclear disaster unfolded
Serhiy and Iryna married 40 years ago, unaware a nuclear reactor had exploded less than 3 miles away.
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Serhiy and Iryna married 40 years ago, unaware a nuclear reactor had exploded less than 3 miles away.
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