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Alamy Live News. 2PM361B This handout photo released by the Head of the Ust-Kamchatsky municipal district Oleg Bondarenko on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, shows volcanic ash covering the ground in Ust-Kamchatsky district after the Shiveluch volcano's eruption on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russian far east. Shiveluch, one of Russia's most active volcanoes, erupted Tuesday, spewing clouds of ash 20 kilometers into the sky and covering broad areas with ash. (The Head of the Ust-Kamchatsky municipal district Oleg Bondarenko via AP) This is an Alamy Live News image and may not be part of your current Alamy deal . If you are unsure, please contact our sales team to check.

Shiveluch volcano eruption in Russia smothers nearby villages in ash

11 April 2023

The eruption of the Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on 11 April sent plumes of volcanic ash many kilometres into the air and could affect flights


A long line of people walk in the same direction along a roadside in a mountainous region of the border between southwestern Russia and Georgia.

Hundreds of Russia's top software developers may have left the country

19 October 2022

Almost 23 per cent of developers in Russia who used the popular coding platform GitHub changed their location information or deleted their profiles between February 2021 and June 2022


A member of the Ukrainian territorial defence units talks on their phone during observation of Russian troops movements around the village of Velyka Dymerka, 40km east of Kyiv, on 9 March

Russia and Ukraine are both weaponising mobile phones to track troops

11 April 2022

Mobile phones ping signals to nearby communications towers, allowing both Ukrainian and Russian soldiers to track the movement of opposition forces


Mandatory Credit: Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak/AP/Shutterstock (12883323k) View of the shelter construction covers the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine Russia War, Chernobyl, Ukraine - 05 Apr 2022

Chernobyl radiation spike may have just been electrical interference

8 April 2022

High radiation levels seen as Russian forces captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in February were put down to contaminated topsoil being disturbed, but experts now believe they could have been due to interference with wireless sensors


Russian forces at Chernobyl

Ukraine reclaims Chernobyl nuclear plant as Russian forces withdraw

1 April 2022

The International Atomic Energy Agency says the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant is now back in Ukrainian hands, but hasn't confirmed reports that Russian troops left because they were experiencing radiation sickness


RUSSIANS INVADE UKRAINE -- MARCH 10, 2022: 17 Maxar satellite imagery closeup of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. 10mar2022_wv2. Please use: Satellite image (c) 2022 Maxar Technologies.

Nuclear safety regulators urge Russia to grant access to Chernobyl

15 March 2022

Russian forces have threatened safety at several nuclear power plants in Ukraine including Chernobyl, but the risk of a serious radiation release is thought to be low


Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ukrinform/Shutterstock (12654243m) Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov is pictured during the press conference on the introduction of the Diia City application - a special legal framework for the IT industry, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine Press conference on introduction of Diia City app in Kyiv, Ukraine - 21 Dec 2021

IT Army of Ukraine: The amateur hacker team striking at Russia

15 March 2022

An amateur army of hackers formed by the Ukrainian government is bringing down the websites of Russian government departments and national banks


TOPSHOT - Residents evacuate the city of Irpin, north of Kyiv, on March 10, 2022. - Russian forces on March 10, 2022 rolled their armoured vehicles up to the northeastern edge of Kyiv, edging closer in their attempts to encircle the Ukrainian capital. Kyiv's northwest suburbs such as Irpin and Bucha have been enduring shellfire and bombardments for more than a week, prompting a mass evacuation effort. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Why hasn't Russia waged an all-out cyberwar against Ukraine?

10 March 2022

Is Russia holding off on cyberwarfare while it has troops in Ukraine, or are cyberattacks failing to land thanks to vast international efforts to protect the country?


Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Chernobyl power cut sparks fears of potential for radiation leaks

9 March 2022

Vital cooling systems for controlling nuclear waste at the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant are offline, leading to concerns that radioactive waste might escape


Neutron facility

Chernobyl staff denied access to radiation monitoring lab

8 March 2022

Scientific monitoring of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is being affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine


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