Children’s Summer Camp “Emerald” – Spring 2018

Another visit to “Emerald” children’s summer camp in April 2018. This idyllic place hidden only few steps from the main road in the deep woods by the cooling pond was one of the most recognizable places in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone – often a first stop for visitors on their way to Pripyat from Ditiatky checkpoint. The Emerald camp was destroyed by forest fire in April 2020, a heartbreaking loss for everyone interested in Chernobyl, whether they had a chance to see this iconic place or missed it.