Event Brief
Russian engineers died after entering radioactive reactor
Filed: May 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Eight Russian engineers entered a radioactive reactor to save their submarine but died within days after exposure.
WHO: eight Russian engineers
WHAT: Engineers entered a radioactive reactor to save the K-19 submarine.
WHEN: May 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM ET
WHERE: Greenland
WHY: They entered the reactor to address a reactor failure on the submarine.
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