Attendees don hazmat suits for eerie vigil marking 40th anniversary of Chernobyl

Candles were set out in the symbol of a radiation hazard (Picture: EPA)

Dozens of people streamed into the central square of a Ukrainian city to place candles on a large radiation hazard symbol to commemorate those killed in the Chernobyl disaster 40 years ago.

Residents of Slavutych show up for the vigil each year despite current wartime curfews in Ukraine. This year, they donned hazmat suits.

People of all ...