Overview
- ARD aired the 90‑minute Tschernobyl 86 – Der Super‑GAU late Monday, and it is now available in the ARD Mediathek.
- The documentary runs without a narrator and relies only on historical footage and voices from the time to let viewers draw their own conclusions.
- The film shows the perilous work of liquidators in makeshift gear and harrowing hospital scenes, while contrasting DDR downplaying with intense West German coverage and debate.
- The site remains vulnerable after Russia’s 2022 occupation and a 2025 drone strike that damaged the steel confinement arch, with the EBRD estimating about €0.5 billion for repairs.
- Broad anniversary programming continues as Arte debuts the three‑part Chernobyl – The Insider Report on Tuesday, featuring first‑person accounts from survivors and responders.