The operator said on Monday that in the near future, 4G communications will be turned on at the main checkpoint at the entrance to the Chernobyl zone in the village of Dytiatky.

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To date, the 4G communication network from Kyivstar operates in 6,795 cities and towns, with 29 million people living in them (70% of the country’s population).

The 4G high-speed mobile Internet has already been used by 7.250 million subscribers. In just a year, the number of such subscribers has quadrupled compared to August 2018.

Ukrainian mobile operators have connected the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to high-speed 4G Internet.

Ukrainian operators Kyivstar, Vodafone and Lifecell covered the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone with high-speed Internet, reported in their press releases.

Vodafone provided 4G coverage for Chernobyl employees and visitors in November 2018. During the six months using of 4G network, the Internet traffic has grown in 40%. 4G was used most intensively in the second half of April – before the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.

Lifecell operator covered Chernobyl with 4G technology in the first half of this year.They covered   Dityatka checkpoint, Chernobyl city and Chernobyl nuclear power plant.