Maria Protsenko, Ukrainian Architect Of City Built After Chernobyl Disaster, Is Now A Refugee

Maria Volodymyrivna Protsenko, Ukrainian architect known for her role as the chief architect for Pripyat during the Chernobyl disaster, is now a refugee.

She is now taking refuge inside an office building with each room turned into a dorm.

Maria had helped thousands of people when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster broke out in 1986.

Maria was responsible for evacuating 28,000 people in three-and-a-half hours during the Chernobyl disaster.

In 1979, Protsenko became the chief architect for Pripyat, though she was barred from joining the Communist Party because of her Chinese birth.

Maria Protsenko, Ukrainian Architect Of Pripyat City Built After Chernobyl Disaster, Is Now A Refugee

During the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, her knowledge and her access to city maps put her in charge of the city's evacuation.

She was one of the last people to leave Pripyat. After its evacuation, she worked with the KGB to seal off the city.

On April 3rd, 2022, Maria was shown in a video from Yes Theory, detailing the refugees from Ukraine that had arrived in Poland after the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. She lamented the war, and urged for peace.

"We are for peace. We don't need a war. We never attacked anyone and never wanted to. We are peaceful people," Maria said in the video. "We are for friendship and for peace. Let's end this war."

Zelensky to address UNSC

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would address the UN Security Council on Tuesday and predicted further, worse instances of mass killings of civilians by Russian troops would be discovered.

AFP

Tuesday's Security Council session is to consider Ukrainian allegations of the murder of civilians by Russian soldiers in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, following the discovery of hundreds of bodies, some bound and shot at close range.

Russia has categorically denied the accusations, calling them "criminal provocations" and says it will present "empirical evidence" to the Security Council that its forces have not been involved in atrocities.

The Ukrainian leader has already spoken by video link to more than a dozen assemblies - including the US Congress, the British parliament and the European Parliament.

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