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CHERNOBYL, Take 2! - Back through my archive!...
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CHERNOBYL, Take 2! - Back through my archive!...
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On the way out of DUGA Radar Station, we jumped out our old LAZ bus to photograph the classic Ukrainian bus with the radar structure behind it.
The massive, 150m high x 550m long radar near Pripyat was erected to detect incoming missiles.
Our guide provided some interesting detail as to how the location was kept secret from the world - including Russian civilians...
The military site is accessed via a 6 mile long road (pictured) through dense forest. The road was intentionally built with slight turns so that the base could not be seen from a distance. More interesting still, is that old Soviet maps labelled the base as a children's summer camp - and a bogus bus stop complete with a mosaic children's illustration was constructed at the beginning of the access road to support the ruse.
FUJIFILM XT-2 | XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS lens at 26mm | ƒ11 | 1-100 sec | ISO 200 | Handheld | No filters | Taken 07-05-2019 at DUGA Radar Station
Copyright Andrew Hocking 2020
www.hocking-photography.co.uk
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☢︠R O A D - T O - D U G A ☢ï¸Â
On the way out of DUGA Radar Station, we jumped out our old LAZ bus to photograph the classic Ukrainian bus with the radar structure behind it.
The massive, 150m high x 550m long radar near Pripyat was erected to detect incoming missiles.
Our guide provided some interesting detail as to how the location was kept secret from the world - including Russian civilians...
The military site is accessed via a 6 mile long road (pictured) through dense forest. The road was intentionally built with slight turns so that the base could not be seen from a distance. More interesting still, is that old Soviet maps labelled the base as a children's summer camp - and a bogus bus stop complete with a mosaic children's illustration was constructed at the beginning of the access road to support the ruse.
FUJIFILM XT-2 | XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS lens at 26mm | ƒ11 | 1-100 sec | ISO 200 | Handheld | No filters | Taken 07-05-2019 at DUGA Radar Station
Copyright Andrew Hocking 2020
www.hocking-photography.co.uk
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