Nikolai Vasilievich Vashchuk
Soviet firefighter
About Nikolai Vasilievich Vashchuk
Lived 1959 – 1986 (aged 26). Nikolai Vasilievich Vashchuk was a Russian chernobyl liquidator.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Vashchuk (Russian: Николай Васильевич Ващук) (Ukrainian: Микола Васильович Ващук; 5 June 1959, Velika Khaicha, Zhytomyr Oblast — 14 May 1986, Moscow) — was a liquidator for cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster, commander of the sixth independent militarized fire department for the protection of the city of Pripyat, and Hero of Ukraine (2006, posthumously).
Biography Vashchuk died of acute radiation sickness in the 6th Clinical Hospital (Moscow) on May 14, 1986. He is buried at Mitinskoe Cemetery in Moscow.
Awards The title of Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Order of the Gold Star (April 21, 2006) - for heroic deeds in the name of the lives of present and future generations, personal courage and self-sacrifice demonstrated during the liquidation of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (posthumously).
Posthumously awarded the order of the Red Banner.
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Who was Nikolai Vasilievich Vashchuk?
Soviet firefighter (1959-1986)
When was Nikolai Vasilievich Vashchuk born?
Nikolai Vasilievich Vashchuk was born on 5 June 1959 in Velika Khaicha.
When did Nikolai Vasilievich Vashchuk die?
Nikolai Vasilievich Vashchuk died on 14 May 1986 in Moscow.
What was Nikolai Vasilievich Vashchuk's occupation?
Nikolai Vasilievich Vashchuk was a chernobyl liquidator.
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Nikolai Vasilievich Vashchuk was Russian.
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