Ignatenko Injured Firefighter Assistance
Helps weakened colleagues descend from the roof after they begin showing severe radiation sickness symptoms.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Vasily Ignatenko Biography and Timeline
Follow Vasily Ignatenko through 5 dated historical records for Belarus.
Vasily Ignatenko, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1986–1986Years on this page
1986
Ignatenko Pripyat Fire Crew Response
Responds from Pripyat as part of Viktor Kibenok's firefighting unit during the first hours of the disaster.
Ignatenko Unit Three Roof Firefighting
Fights fires on the roof areas near Unit 3 where radioactive debris from Unit 4 has landed.
Ignatenko Moscow Hospital Treatment
Is transferred to Moscow for specialist treatment after receiving a very high radiation dose at Chernobyl.
Ignatenko Death from Radiation Syndrome
Dies from acute radiation syndrome after fighting fires around the destroyed Unit 4 reactor.
Records, sources and methodology
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