There was a spike in spontaneous abortions all over Europe in 1986, and there was a huge increase in the number of children suffering from leukaemia, deformities, and other genetic illnesses, particularly in Belarus which took most of the fallout. Also, heart disease due to bio-accumulation of cesium.

0.5 million "liquidators" injured or killed (including cancers and early deaths) because of the clean-up operation. It would be interesting to find out the demographics of the soldiers who were ordered to help out.

The information is out there, look it up.

Also, let's not ignore that the rebuilding of the Russian Federation after the collapse of the USSR was (and continues to be) backed-up by its military power, including its nuclear arsenal. How was that arsenal made? By using plutonium factories such as the Chernobyl reactors, located at a safe distance away from Moscow of course.