Yaniv (Ukrainian: Янів; Russian: Янов, romanized: Yanov) is an abandoned village in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, northern Ukraine.

[4] First mentioned in the 18th century, it was the scene of some bloody battles between 3 and 15 October 1943, during the "Chernihiv-Pripyat Operation" of the World War II.

[2] Immediately after the Chernobyl disaster, on April 27, 1986, the 100 villagers were completely evacuated and resettled elsewhere, due to the high level of radioactive contamination.

Located just south of the cooperative market building of Pripyat,[6] and next to the Bridge of Death, Yaniv is a tiny village 2 km far from the nuclear plant, 18 from the town of Chernobyl, and circa 20 from the Belarusian border.

[7] The Yaniv railway station, mainly serving the adjacent city, was an important hub of the Chernihiv–Ovruch line, also used for long-distance trains.