"Chornobyl Stalker": life near the radioactive zone

April 28, 2001. Volyn television. The program "Chernobyl Stalker" is devoted to the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in the territory of Zhytomyr region and the protection of the radioactive zone near Ovruch.

The video shows the work of border guards of the "Ovruch" special commandant's office, who monitor compliance with the regime in the exclusion zone. The military patrols forest areas, checks the terrain and measures radiation levels with dosimeters. In the frame — barbed wire, warning signs, damaged buildings, abandoned structures, views of the city and villages, as well as local residents and their daily lives.

Commenting: Oleksandr Zyshchuk, head of the border special commandant's office "Ovruch", Valery Kaplyuk, head of the diagnostic department of the Ovruch district hospital, wives of border guards Iryna Yuzlov and Raisa Baranovska.

The following worked on the program: author Volodymyr Belskyi, editing Mykola Polivanov.