Yaniv is one of the explorable regions in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. See a list of bases found in this region, including notable NPCs and points of interest!

Yaniv Bases

Yaniv Station Location

Yaniv Station is an Ecologist base found in the middle of the Yaniv region. This base can serve as a temporary shelter in case of Emissions, and also a good resupply point while you're out in the Zone.

Yaniv Station Map Location

Yaniv Notable NPCs

NPC Locations

These NPCs can be found in Yaniv Station. Technicians are merchants that can repair and upgrade your armor. Guides allow you to fast travel to previously unlocked areas. Traders can you money in exchange for Artifacts. Medics sell you healing and recovery items for the road.

NPC Classification

NPC	Class
Bonesetter	Medic Talk to this NPC for medical treatment and healing for free.
Hawaiian	Trader Talk to this NPC to trade items for coupons.
Garry	Guide Talk to this NPC to fast travel to already known points.
Wreck	Trader Talk to this NPC to trade items for coupons.
Harpy	Technician Talk to this NPC to upgrade and repair your weapons and armor.

Yaniv Points of Interest

Tornado

If the Cooling Towers has the Fire Whirl, Yaniv boasts it own grand anomaly in the form of an eternal dust devil. Try not to get too close, else you'll be flung to places.

Bog Poppers

This area is full of those pesky flash bang anomalies. Just quickly avert your eyes and constantly keep moving to not get flashbanged.

How to Beat Flashbang Anomaly

Farmable Artifacts
Mama's Beads	Plasma	Flaw
Magma	Crystal	Hypercube
Spinner	Droplets	Eye
Dead Sponge	Fireball	Steak
Torch	Petal	Cavity
Lyre	Meat Lighter

Conjoined Wagons

The anomaly has fused these train cars together in spectacular display that defies rationality. Find the artifact near the base of the wagons

Farmable Artifacts
Magic Cube	Compass	Stone Blood
Crown	Stone Heart	Goldfish
Wrenched	Flytrap	Whirlwind
Spring	Pebble	Rosin
Gravi	Jellyfish	Broken Rock
Night Star

Acid Pool

There's a pool of acid by the train tracks west of Yaniv Station. You can easily find an artifact there, just gotta swim through acid.

Farmable Artifacts
Horn	Slug	Mold
Mica	Bubble	Crystal Thorn
Urchin	Slime	Thorn
Liquid Rock	Tourist's Breakfast	Ciliate
Meat Chunk	Crust	Kolobok
Pellicle	Skipjack	Devil's Mushroom

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