After the HBO miniseries told the story of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster, Russian producers are playing catch-up to regain control of the story. 

Cover meant to protect from leaking radiation for 100 years

Engineers hope to contain radioactive core with this massive dome

Memorial service for victims of USSR nuclear power plant disaster held in Ukraine to mark 30th anniversary

WARNING: This video contains graphic images at 6:19. A Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital in Mariupol, and millions flee as Russia closes in on the capital. Here’s a look at what happened in Ukraine between March 7 and 11.

Russia has released its big-screen retelling of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster as a testament to the heroic deeds by those on ground zero. But for many who were there, the film triggers emotions and brings up the questions that remain...

A forest fire in Ukraine that's been raging for more than a week is moving closer to the Chornobyl nuclear plant.

CLEAN: Exterior driving shots of Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 12 June 2019 in Chernobyl, Ukraine

CLEAN: Exterior and Interior views of run down, dilapidated buildings inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, including old signs and banners on a snowy day on 31 January 2022 in Chernobyl, Ukraine

CLEAN: Exterior views of soldiers of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine on patrol inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, on 31 January 2022 in Chernobyl, Ukraine

CLEAN: Interior views of run down, dilapidated buildings inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, on 31 January 2022 in Chernobyl, Ukraine

The International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi says Chernobyl's radiation levels are now "normal" after they rose during Russia's occupation of the power plant "because of the movement of the heavy equipment that...

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was visiting the site of Chernobyl on the 36th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

On the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl Power plant disaster, President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference with the Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi, who visited the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant...

CLEAN: Exterior views of the Nuclear Power station inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, on 31 January 2022 in Chernobyl, Ukraine

CLEAN: Exterior views of run down, dilapidated buildings inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, including views of the fairground, Big Wheel, dodgem cars on a snowy day on 31 January 2022 in Chernobyl, Ukraine

CLEAN: Exterior views of soldiers of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine on patrol inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, on 31 January 2022 in Chernobyl, Ukraine

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, visits the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant weeks after Russian troops withdrew from the area (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

CLEAN: Interior shots of phones in meeting room in bunker of Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 12 June 2019 in Chernobyl, Ukraine

CLEAN: Interior shots of people walking in bunker in Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 12 June 2019 in Chernobyl, Ukraine

CLEAN: Interior shots of bunker in Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 12 June 2019 in Chernobyl, Ukraine

"I don't know if we were very close to disaster, but the situation (during the Russian occupation) was absolutely abnormal and very dangerous" says the International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi during a visit to Chernobyl...

El nivel de radiactividad de la central nuclear ucraniana de Chernóbil está "dentro de lo normal", afirmó el martes el director general de la Organización Internacional de Energía Atómica, Rafael Grossi (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

It began as a normal shift at Chernobyl for Oleksiy Shelestiy but as night turned to day on February 24, distant artillery fire and the arrival of Russian troops changed everything (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)