Pripyat (
Ukrainian:
При́п'ять, Prýp'jat′;
Russian:
При́пять, Prípyat′ 
Pronunciation) is a
ghost town in northern
Ukraine, near the border with
Belarus. Named after the nearby
Pripyat River, Pripyat was founded on 4 February 1970, as the ninth
nuclear city in the
Soviet Union, to serve the nearby
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was officially proclaimed a city in 1979, and had grown to a population of 49,360
by the time it was evacuated, on the afternoon of April 27, 1986, the day after the
Chernobyl disaster.
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Panoramic view of Pripyat in May 2009
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| City before Disaster |
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| The abandoned city of Pripyat with Chernobyl plant in the distance |
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| Former Main Squire of the City |
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| Deserted Sports Hall |
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| Damaged Boxing Ring |
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| Abandoned Sports Hall |
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| Radiation warning sign in Pripyat |
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| Abandoned buildings in Chernobyl |
Picture Source: Collected from Internet
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