Chernobyl's last wedding: The couple who married as a nuclear disaster unfolded
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- A couple married in Pripyat during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, unaware of the unfolding catastrophe.
- Despite official silence, evacuation followed the wedding, forcing them to leave permanently.
- Clean-up efforts involved high-risk manual labor by 'liquidators' with severe health concerns.
- The disaster's long-term health impacts remain contested, with varying death toll estimates.
- The couple later fled war in Ukraine, reflecting on their enduring marriage amidst trauma.