Chaes technique. All contaminated military equipment has disappeared from the Chernobyl zone. What equipment ended up in the cemetery?
A world-famous and terrible fact is what happened in 1986 near the city of Pripyat, 150 kilometers from Kyiv. Thirty kilometers of territory turned into a dead, uninhabited piece of land, where everything suffered: people, animals, plants in the forest, fruits and vegetables in the garden, Chernobyl equipment.
Wildlife suffered losses that are clearly visible to this day. Thousands of broken human destinies, hundreds of animals abandoned to their fate, frightened wild animals. The pearl of this entire chain is, which is still being cleared of radioactive radiation. According to experts, only after about twenty thousand years will nature be able to completely free itself from the yoke of radiation and will again be able to delight its inhabitants.
But not everything that suffered in Chernobyl will be able to free itself from radioactive elements on its own. A lot of houses, equipment and various inanimate objects remained on the territory of Pripyat and the Exclusion Zone. It cannot be said that the level of pollution remains at the same level thirty years later, but still the Chernobyl technology is still terribly foul.
Cemetery of equipment in Chernobyl Rassokha
Now all the abandoned equipment in Chernobyl is located in one of the villages of the Kyiv region. This village was named Rassokha, a cemetery for Chernobyl equipment. Once it was a prosperous village, but now it has even lost its status as a populated area. This is a full-fledged dump of equipment in Chernobyl, consisting entirely of deadly garbage. In total there are more than 400 units of various machines.
When the Chernobyl accident occurred, all people were evacuated to the nearest locality– Makarovsky district, Kolonshchina. Soon, abandoned equipment from the Chernobyl region began to be transported there. These machines formed a new dead city, which thirty years later continues to amaze with its uniqueness.
The military equipment cemetery in Chernobyl was formed there after the participation of these vehicles in liquidation. Absolutely all cars, helicopters and other abandoned equipment in Chernobyl were so covered with radioactive particles that it was simply impossible to use them in the future. The government decided to bury this equipment by simply transporting it to a certain place and leaving it there forever.
Not far from this place, called the cemetery of contaminated equipment in Pripyat, there was a sanitary station that dealt with the issue of ensuring that Chernobyl equipment could be put into operation again. Scientists and liquidators have developed various methods for neutralizing the burial ground of equipment in Chernobyl.
Workers to neutralize the site where the Chernobyl equipment was located decided to bury in the ground those machines that were very heavily infected and could not be restored. This is how the Chernobyl equipment burial ground appeared. But the problem is that not all Chernobyl equipment turned into a literal cemetery of equipment in Chernobyl. A lot of cars remained standing in the same place when they were left after the Chernobyl disaster.
Chernobyl equipment at the Buryakovka PZRO
Another equipment parking lot in Chernobyl is located 50 kilometers from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. It was named after the village of the same name - Buryakovka, and is now known as Buryakovka - a cemetery for contaminated equipment. This cemetery is not located in the village itself, but four kilometers from it. But, anyway, the settlement has lost its status, no one lives in it, and now this area is considered one of the dead villages.
Full name of the place where the abandoned military equipment in Chernobyl - a radioactive waste disposal site, which is denoted by the abbreviation RZRO. Such a PZRO, called Buryakovka, was equipped by the Leningrad Institute. Abandoned equipment after the Chernobyl accident is not only located throughout the cemetery. Just like in Rassokha, it is buried in the ground.
The trenches, which hide the horribly emitting equipment used to eliminate the consequences of the accident, are 25 thousand cubic meters deep. And there are more than 30 such trench graves in Buryakovka.
RZRO Buryakovka is a very important disposal site for radioactive equipment. Scientists and liquidators chose its location for a reason. Buryakovka is located very far from bodies of water, which, as is known, very quickly transport radioactive particles and can infect the entire planet.
Thus, even radioactive machines buried in the ground do not pose a great danger, since radiation does not penetrate into water. Also, the processes that occur in the geological structure of our earth do not in any way affect buried cars. Scientists have perfectly calculated all the options, weighed all the pros and cons, and as a result they chose a place where no one lives and will not live for a long time, and where all conditions are characterized by high protection and can prevent radiation leakage.
Much worse is buried equipment that is not in the ground, but on its surface. Such cars very much attract the attention of different people who are chasing easy money. Recently, rumors have begun to circulate that equipment has disappeared from Chernobyl. The question of where the equipment from Chernobyl disappeared has caused great concern among scientists around the world.
Where did the cars go?
Today, satellites record all radioactive equipment cemeteries as empty. All the cars, helicopters, excavators and armored personnel carriers simply disappeared. Many journalists, scientists and other people who are interested in fate Chernobyl technology, conducted an investigation and found out where the equipment from Chernobyl went.
Scientists' concerns are understandable. All the equipment was terribly dirty (in the sense of being contaminated with radioactive elements), and if it is used somewhere in everyday life, then people who interact with it are exposed to deadly radiation.
During the investigation, it turned out that before 2013, radioactive equipment or its spare parts were removed from the Exclusion Zone three times.
The first time equipment was exported was in the Soviet Union. As always, there was a shortage of everything you could think of, and, of course, spare parts that could be found at the Chernobyl radioactive equipment cemetery. Some spare parts were removed and taken out of the Exclusion Zone, and then used as if nothing had happened.
The second time an invasion of the cemetery by Chernobyl equipment was noticed was in the 1990s. It was a very powerful wave of equipment removal. At that time, they mainly exported engines and radiators that were removed from trucks. Sometimes the hoods were also taken. The strange thing is that these parts were not only used in the intended place. Very often, radioactive spare parts were spotted on the automobile market as far away as Kharkov. It was not possible to determine who exported the technical spare parts - the state, or people who entered the cemetery illegally.
The third wave of equipment export was recorded already in the twenty-first century. What was left of the equipment in radioactive cemeteries was taken in pieces and sold for scrap. There were no longer any prohibitions, the fear of becoming infected with radiation had long gone.
Infected equipment in Donbass?
In 2013, the liquidation of the radioactive equipment repository continued. Everything was cleared and taken away, but there is one “but”.
Today, when asked where the equipment from Chernobyl went, others come up interesting facts. It turns out that not all equipment disappeared from the Exclusion Zone in the early 2000s.
During the hostilities in the Donetsk region, rumors began to circulate that soldiers were fighting with radioactive equipment. None of them knew that they were endangering their lives not only by walking under bullets, but also by using military equipment. There is no confirmed information about this fact, but many other data indicate that this may be true. Even the very fact that military equipment was in short supply during the hostilities in the Donbass can already raise alarm bells.
When will it be possible to use Chernobyl machines?
An area of more than twenty hectares was occupied by abandoned equipment from Chernobyl. Many people were attracted to these abandoned cars. There were rumors that the Chernobyl cemetery of equipment in total cost is equivalent to the number 46 million dollars. These data were given as of the year when the accident occurred.
Those who were not afraid of becoming infected with radiation and came to see the cemetery of radioactive equipment in Chernobyl often wondered when it would be possible to buy back all the cars and sell them at an even higher price. Many serious people took the opportunity to see the equipment cemetery in Chernobyl from a satellite. Everyone really wanted to quickly take possession of such a valuable treasure as the Chernobyl equipment.
But despite the government's announcement that the Chernobyl equipment dump was a place that would remain buried forever, Chernobyl had its own plans for the abandoned equipment: due to the colossal level of radiation, use Chernobyl cars it will never be possible. They will rot and collapse tens of thousands of years before they disappear completely.
There are many objects of interest to visit in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The absence of humans and the stage of irreversible degradation of buildings have formed a unique post-apocalyptic world that does not imply the presence of people in it. There are many different elements in the ChEZ that shape this world. This is both, thickets, and. At the same time, there is another important element in the culture of the Exclusion Zone, which influenced the emergence of the current post-apocalyptic reality. We are talking about abandoned equipment in these places.
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In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, at one time there was a RZRO - Radioactive Waste Disposal Site. They were ordinary burial grounds and settling tanks for equipment that took part in eliminating the consequences of the Chernobyl accident. Due to high radiation levels in 1986-1987. equipment (namely helicopters, IMR, infantry fighting vehicles, trucks, tractors, etc.) was contaminated with radionuclides and, accordingly, was unsuitable for further operation. The contaminated equipment was sent to the PZRO, where it remained to this day, representing a real technical cemetery for various machines. There are two such PZROs on the territory of the Exclusion Zone - "Buryakovka" and "Rassokha". Particularly interesting in this regard is “Rassokha” - for a long time there were helicopters that took part in the liquidation of the consequences of the accident, as well as countless armored personnel carriers. But this is where the trouble lies. Starting in 2006, access to the site was limited, and at the end of 2012, Rassokha ceased to exist. Some were cut into scrap metal, some were liquidated. Since I started actively traveling to the Chernobyl Zone in 2012, I simply physically could not go to “Rassokha”. To appreciate the aesthetics of this PZRO, I recommend looking at this photo:
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The stunning magnificence of rotary-wing vehicles and wheeled-tracked vehicles! For some time, the interest of fans of the Exclusion Zone equipment was satisfied by the Buryakovka PZRO. Of course, it was difficult with helicopters there, but there was plenty of other equipment. In 2012, I had two options for traveling to the Zone - in September or in August. I went in August and... didn’t get to Buryakovka. Since 2013, limited access to this site has been introduced. In principle, technology is not the primary point of my interests in the Exclusion Zone, so I take this quite calmly. If you want to watch "Buryakovka", anzee
(clickable) 2010, as well as pictures of the Pripyat City project (see and). I, in turn, will show some photographs of abandoned equipment that can be found in various parts of the Exclusion Zone. Still containing traces of radioactive contamination, affected by rust and peeling paint, but at the same time, real attributes of the radioactive technical industrial of the post-apocalyptic world of the Zone...
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The vicinity of the Yanov station, the IMR cemetery - engineering vehicles barricade. IMRs were used to remove radioactive soil.
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The trademark of the IMR is its enchanting bucket.
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For some experienced walkers in the Exclusion Zone of the IMR, visiting the IMR is akin to religion. I have a friend Alexander Artyukhovsky from St. Petersburg, for whom technology in the Zone is much more important than visiting Pripyat. Personally, I am indifferent to these iron monsters, but, nevertheless, I agree that they also play a role in the formation of the post-apocalyptic culture of the Zone.
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Dosimetry enthusiasts always measure these wheels. There's definitely some background here, although I don't know what the exact values are here, but the background is elevated. The increased background is quite logical - after all, the equipment was moving on radioactive soil.
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Such a freak in Yanov.
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It has its own aesthetics, but personally, one visit is enough for me to satisfy my curiosity about the technology in the Zone.
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In addition to Buryakovka, equipment in the Zone is clustered at the Yanov station. By the way, it’s also difficult to get there now because they’re starting to cut down the equipment.
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Time, industrial, post-apocalyptic... Machines in a world without people.
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Kopachi sat down. There is an MTS nearby, so in the vicinity of the village you can find various equipment, including agricultural equipment.
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"Trolleybus that goes east." A unique Chernobyl trolleybus in one copy, the village of Kopachi. The “trawlers” themselves were not (and could not have been) in the Zone; the inscription on it speaks about the purposes for which it was used.
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Winter Chernobyl trolleybus.
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IMR in Kopachi. The village of Kopachi itself was completely buried by equipment. Apparently, the IMR remained just after the liquidation of the village.
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Combine harvester SK-5 "Niva"
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In the Zone there is another accumulation of agricultural machinery in the village of Zimovishche, but I have not been there yet.
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Backyard in Pripyat.
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Right there.
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Chernobyl "Cossack", village Kupovatoe. I’ll have to recommend the famous root-crawler of all LJ to the collection yozas_gubka
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The famous Pripyat ladle. Or a ladle named after Ruslan Muradov, a well-known lover of this particular item in Chernobyl circles.
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Bucket in winter. The ladle itself was used to clean the roof of the 4th Chernobyl nuclear power plant unit from graphite. There is an increased background radiation inside the bucket; 8-9 milliroentgen can be caught with a dosimeter there.
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Remains of equipment in the forest, road to What it is doing in the deep forest is unclear.
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From a different angle.
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And finally - the ship cemetery, the Chernobyl backwater.
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The photos were taken early in the morning, which is why they turned out so colorful.
Although I have not visited “Rassokha” and “Buryakovka,” you can still get an idea of the equipment located in the Exclusion Zone. Unfortunately, the equipment belongs to the endangered objects of the Zone, since it is cut into scrap metal and every year there is less and less of it in these places. But something else can still be seen...
The area of the burial ground, located in the vicinity of the village of Rassokha, Ivankovsky district, Kyiv region, was about 20 hectares, and the total cost was already real estate in 1986 prices - 46 million US dollars (this is more than 1350 units various equipment: helicopters, cars, buses, armored personnel carriers). Of course, such wealth could not help but attract lovers of easy money.
The equipment cemetery is simply immense in size. Infected cars stand in rows. Armored personnel carriers, trucks, ambulances, fire trucks, buses, excavators, robotic bulldozers and even cargo helicopters (the most powerful in the world - 50t lift). The equipment at the nuclear dump is in a very disrepair, some of which only have their skeletons left. Those pieces of equipment that were most heavily irradiated were immediately buried at great depths.
These are robotic bulldozers; they were used to dump blocks of radioactive graphite into the open reactor, which was thrown onto the roof from the reactor during the explosion. These are the buses on which the residents of Pripyat were evacuated, opposite the ambulance, and fire trucks nearby.
Now this landfill no longer exists. All dirty, i.e. equipment contaminated with deadly radiation disappeared. On forums where the topic of Rassokha was discussed, users identified three waves of theft of radioactive abandoned property. The first began under the USSR - then they removed scarce spare parts for working equipment in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. The second - in the 90s, when they began to remove engines from trucks en masse, they cut off the front radiator lining and the hood. Sometimes such spare parts later surfaced at the Kharkov car market. The third wave began in 2000-2002, when the remaining equipment began to be taken away for scrap.
Official work to liquidate the radioactive dump began in 2013, and today there is practically nothing left at the site of the radioactive burial ground. This is what the radioactive equipment dump looked like a few years ago.
And this is what the Rassokhinskoye “cemetery” looks like today. I personally found it in Google Maps - Equipment Cemetery Treasureyard of Rasokhsky Possession
Where did hundreds of tons of contaminated iron, aluminum, copper and other metals go or what were they melted into? Where will this time bomb pop up? No one has any answers yet.
Near the fire station in the city of Chernobyl there is a small open-air museum. It presents the very equipment that took part in the liquidation of the consequences Chernobyl accident- moreover, she took part in the most “hot spots” where people could not work - this is the roof of the turbine hall and the Third Power Unit.
Most of the devices operating at such high levels of radiation have long been buried as solid radioactive waste, but some of the equipment has been cleaned to a more or less acceptable level - when you can approach it within 5-6 meters.
So, today’s walk is through the museum of technology near the fire station in Chernobyl.
02. We approach the fire station. Near it there is such a monument to all those who took part in eliminating the consequences of the accident.
03. Dosimetrists, firefighters, military men and doctors seem to be wrapping up and covering the destroyed Fourth Block with a huge blanket. This monument was created by the workers of the Chernobyl fire department themselves.
06. And a little to the side of the monument there is an exhibition of technology. It was she who helped “wrap a blanket” over the destroyed Fourth Power Unit - in those areas where human presence was mortally dangerous. However, in the end, the roof of the Third Block was still cleaned by people - almost 4,000 people worked for 1-2 minutes in radiation from 1,000 to 10,000 Rentene per hour.
07. To clean the roofs of the station, they tried to adapt everything possible. Here's a small radio-controlled bulldozer. Most likely, he worked not on the roofs, but below, under the walls - collecting radioactive debris that had fallen from above - pieces of graphite, parts of the reactor core, etc.
07. Bucket transmission with reinforced chain. The bulldozer shoveled debris into a bucket and then tipped it back into the truck. At the point where the cargo is transferred, the sides of the body are extended with additional sections.
09. This thing worked directly on cleaning the roofs of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. At the suggestion of engineer Samoilenko, who headed the headquarters for eliminating the consequences of the accident, a concrete parapet was broken on the roof of the Third Block, and such a device with a bucket, like a grader, drove along the roof and dumped radioactive debris down.
This “atomic grader” was created on the basis of the Soviet lunar rover. There were 4 of them in total, three of which were buried long ago in nuclear burial grounds. The remaining fourth is more or less clean, but it’s still not worth getting close; already at 4-5 meters the dosimeter begins to show a decent increase in radiation levels.
In this video, Samoilenko talks about cleaning roofs (fragment from the 6th minute):
10. And these are the remains of a German police robot for mine clearance. There's a fair amount of "shine" from these caterpillars. The robot also took part in cleaning roofs, but quickly burned out. When ordering a robot in Germany, Soviet specialists indicated greatly underestimated radiation levels (due to stupid “secrecy”) in which the robot was supposed to work - and so the device failed.
However, the “lunar rovers” were also on fire.
11. Another grader, assembled from something unknown.
12. In general, Chernobyl showed the absolute unpreparedness of the USSR for a nuclear war, in particular for taking nuclear strikes and eliminating the consequences of contaminated territories. All the equipment had to be literally “assembled on the knee” from construction and military equipment, poorly adapted to conditions of high background radiation.
13. BRDM-2 armored car, transporting people in the immediate vicinity of the accident site. Despite the lack of special anti-radiation protection, conventional armor does a good job of reducing background radiation levels.
14. Radio-controlled bulldozer with a grab bucket.
15. And here is the equipment for reloading. With such “paws,” radioactive waste was loaded into vehicles that took it to concrete-covered burial grounds.
17. Elimination of the consequences of the accident in one form or another continues to this day and will continue for another 70 years.
Contaminated military equipment has disappeared from the exclusion zone in Chernobyl. This is proven by satellite images of the area of the man-made disaster, which are available via open link. As can be seen in the footage, the area, which is designated as a cemetery for equipment, is in fact no longer such: not a single car is visible in the photo. After the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, about 100 thousand units of equipment, both military and civilian, were used to eliminate the consequences of the accident . Trucks, bulldozers, helicopters and even tanks were used in work in the exclusion zone. 
After eliminating the consequences of the explosion, all this radiation-contaminated equipment was sent to eternal storage in a special equipment cemetery in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. But now, 30 years after the disaster, according to satellite data, the landfill is empty. There are no official reports about where the contaminated equipment could have disappeared. However, according to numerous unconfirmed reports, Kyiv transferred equipment from a radioactive burial ground to the so-called ATO zone in Donbass. This was reported by the DPR media in 2015 with reference to military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to this information, the Ukrainian army command is making up for the shortage of military equipment, including at the expense of those vehicles that were used to eliminate the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. 
It is possible that the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sent military equipment with an increased background radiation to the combat zone, while the military personnel themselves were not informed about the radiation threat to the health, sources in the DPR claim. Back in January 2015, the Cyberkut hacker group published information that at least half of Ukrainian equipment has Soviet passports with marks of deployment in the Chernobyl zone. 
Where could the infected cars actually go? Who might need them? Is it true that they were seen during the conflict in Donbass? And what other secrets does the worst man-made accident in history keep? About all this in the new
