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Wicked Blue

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10. Those guys were up in the helicopters

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:44 PM

11 hrs ago

I'm talking about people working on the ground, getting directly exposed to the radiation. I'm sure there were ruzzians there as well, possibly prisoners and others thought to be worth sacrificing.

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I just rewatched the five episodes of Chernobyl. [View all] Towlie 12 hrs ago OP

Yeah. I watched it when it first came out. More should view it. hlthe2b 12 hrs ago #1

when did it come out? Recently or long time ago? BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #5

2019-HBO hlthe2b 11 hrs ago #6

ok. thx BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #7

Agree Tadams01KC 12 hrs ago #2

That Actually Could Have Been Accurate.... ProfessorGAC 11 hrs ago #8

I re-watched it last week too Thunderbeast 12 hrs ago #3

My relatives told me the ruzzians went knocking on doors in Estonia Wicked Blue 12 hrs ago #4

While Probably True... ProfessorGAC 11 hrs ago #9

Those guys were up in the helicopters Wicked Blue 11 hrs ago #10

A Lot Of Those Helicopter Crews Died ProfessorGAC 10 hrs ago #11