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Engraved on the base of the black monument are the two words:

Odessitam-Chernobylt'sam (To Odessa residents who were Chernobyl disaster rescue workers)

On the northern side of this monument, engraved on the base are the words:

Monument to Odessits - liquidators of the consequences of accident on Chernobyl atomic power station - erected by Odessa City Council in 1997

In the Southeast corner of this square in the grass is a plaque that states:

Park dedicated to Memory of Odessites -victims of Chernobyl ecological catastrophe Founded in 2000 A.D. by the residents of Odessa with participation of the Odessa City Council, the Ukrainian Green Party and the Odessa Regional organization "Union Chernobyl"

Behind the black monument is a large fenced structure topped with a Orthodox church dome. In the center of this monument is a brown slab with the inscription:

...and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch... And the name of the star is Wormwood… and many men died… Revelation, John the Evangelist

The word "Chernobyl" in English it means 'Wormwood'

On the back of the domed monument is an inscription:

Chapel of Saint Feodosy Chernigovsky was constructed in memory of Odessa victims of Chernobyl by the deputy of Odessa City Council O.N. SHEVCHUK Architect - V.L.Glasyrin Head of the construction company S.V. Frolov Sanctified by the Metropolitan Agafangel on April 26, 2001.

Continue your virtual tour by walking to the Cossack / Staro bazarny Square (Сквер Старобазарный)