Alexander Akimov26 April 1986
Receives eyewitness reports of catastrophic structural damage while trying to reconcile them with incomplete control-room instrument readings.
Russia · Warfare / Nuclear. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Receives eyewitness reports of catastrophic structural damage while trying to reconcile them with incomplete control-room instrument readings.
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