The Supreme Court Confirms the Right of Chernobyl Victims to Additional Payments: Why This Decision is Important for Thousands of Pensioners in 2026

Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, thousands of Ukrainian pensioners are forced to fight for their social guarantees in court. In 2025-2026, many Chernobyl victims faced the termination or reduction of additional payments for living in areas of radioactive contamination due to new approaches by the Pension Fund to confirm the right to these payments.