Inside the Soviet Union's Chemical Ghost Town

Urban Exploration: Found secret Soviet labs in an abandoned chemical plant (subtitles available) Episode #218

Deep in Eastern Europe lies a sprawling chemical wasteland - a chilling Cold War relic cloaked in decay. Once a hub for classified military research, a part of this facility operated under Soviet surveillance, producing gas mask filters and testing deadly agents like mustard gas and sarin. Now, its shattered glass and corroded steel stand as a testament to a darker era. Join us as we uncover the haunting secrets of these abandoned Soviet labs! #urbex #abandonedplaces #bwturbex

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"Three Four" - Jobii
"Cosmic Sunrise" - Red Dictionary
"Cotton Dreams" - Elm Lake
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00:00 - Intro
01:07 - Sneaking inside no-man's-land
03:54 - 2025 Urban Exploration Calendar
04:50 - Exploring the decaying labs
07:55 - Soviet secrets
11:05 - A beautiful wasteland
12:43 - What's next?

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[felixthecleaner]

'yes, please do go back there.. it's a fascinating place and to think it was so secretive and out-of-bounds.. love all those old electrical machines with the screens/scopes.. what have they been used for? 'Yes, please return when you have more time!

[Merkhadian]

We 110% NEED a much longer video on this place! Even revisit the gems you showed here but in longer detail. What an amazing place, thank you for sharing.

[dnghuebert]

As a scientist, I understand the reason that historically, everything was left there, but those chemicals should be catalogued and stored somewhere safe. Depending on the seals and conditions some of it may still be usable. As for the glassware... Most of it still looks great. After some cleaning, muffling, and autoclaving, I know tons of scientists who still use ancient glassware as the stuff is expensive.

[burlyshorn]

Fab video, please go back I particularly love the ex Soviet Union abandoned sites they are rarely vandalised and tagged. Thanks so much 🙏

[thruknobulaxii]

That has to be my all time favourite location. Anyone who ever played S.T.A.L.K.E.R is going to love it.
I hope you take us back there on a long summer day.

[gvii]

Oh, man. Those old oscilloscopes are just fantastic. Love those. Especially with the older round CRTs.

[Earth]

Your videos are calm, real, and very interesting!! Keep up the genuine and quality work.

[aPizzaStainedSlob]

Such a beautiful space. Glad you guys are running around capturing these decaying locations and preserving their pasts.

[faeryvixenetc]

Definitely would love to see more! That room full of Pipettes was insane!

[nojbik]

Welcome to Slovakia, which is technically more a central Europe then eastern. This plant was obviously abandoned in 2004-2005 as per extinquisher label.

[opheliaschlegel]

Wie immer, ein absolut gelungenes Video! Alleine der Raum mit den unzähligen Glasröhrchen. Man zuckt bei jedem von Tobis Schritten ein bisschen zusammen an der Stelle 😄 Allgemein mochte ich es mehr, als ihr beiden zumindest untereinander deutsch gesprochen habt (haha, leicht zu sagen als Deutsche, ich weiß 🙈) obwohl euer Englisch einwandfrei ist. Bin gespannt auf die weiteren Videos von dem Trip. Schönen ersten Advent euch noch!

[SRay-ornc]

Most excellent decay! Most excellent video! I loved all the imagery! Your English was perfect!!! I turned on German subtitles. It was interesting to see words that I knew and how they were arranged. I hope you guys are well and everything is going splendidly. ❤

[thesilversurfer]

Amazing film and photography. Great content. Such an amazing place to explore. I’ll be in Europe next year travelling from Canada. You guys inspire me.

[judiwilson]

It’s amazing and beautiful to see the trees and mosses and ferns growing inside the building. How awesome

[EchoKraft]

Definitely go back and do more of this place seems very interesting

[byte.observer]

This location is UNREAL. Seriously one of the best locations I've ever seen. I feel like it deserves a video of at least an hour long, hopefully more!!

[justarandomkid]

Please go back this is my fav video of yours, it’s so beautiful to see the impact of time within these buildings

[liapete]

Yes! I would love to see more of this. Russian abandonments are always so pristine, and being Soviet era, yeah. The natural decay is amazing and this short visit hints at so much more!

[travisadams]

Wow, this was incredible. I could have watched a two hour long episode. Please go back and explore more of this chemical plant.