Who owned Chernobyl?

Chernobyl was owned by the Soviet Union, specifically under the jurisdiction of the state-run energy company, which operated the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, ownership and management responsibilities transferred to Ukraine, which became an independent state. Today, the site is managed by the State Agency of Ukraine for the Management of the Exclusion Zone, overseeing the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and its decommissioning efforts.