Firefighters trying to prevent the Chernobyl nuclear disaster received more than a lethal dose of radiation in less than five minutes

The reactor is still lethally radioactive 40 years on, and this footage proves it

The Chernobyl disaster continues to be remembered almost four decades on

Almost 40 years on since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the radioactive exclusion zone has hit headlines with sightings of blue dogs

One social media user wrote that they 'refused to believe this is real'

To this day, it remains very difficult to get close to Chernobyl

It comes as peace negotiations are expected to get underway

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed a drone equipped with a 'high-explosive warhead' struck the nuclear power plant

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed radiation levels have 'not increased'

The black fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum

The fungus has adapted to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy

It's believed the strays are the offspring of dogs left behind after the evacuation

It is alleged that parts of the park are just as radioactive as Chernobyl in Ukraine

The digger claw was only discovered in 2019 and has since been moved into a remote part of the nearby forest

It is said to be the most dangerous object on our planet

The most dangerous object on Earth can kill in just two days

The worms have been examined as part of a ground-breaking new study

They risked their lives to save millions of people

The 'mutant wolves' are believed to be 'immune' from the radiation left by Chernobyl

A harrowing close look at the disaster

Thousands of people were impacted by the nuclear explosion in 1986

Many dogs were abandoned as residents evacuated the area

Details have surfaced about how one particular room has been hailed as the most dangerous place in the world

Valery Khodemchuk's body remains 'permanently entombed' inside the wreckage at Chernobyl over 35 years after the nuclear reactor meltdown.