Vasily Ignatenko13 May 1986
Dies from acute radiation syndrome after fighting fires around the destroyed Unit 4 reactor.
Belarus · Warfare / Nuclear. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Dies from acute radiation syndrome after fighting fires around the destroyed Unit 4 reactor.
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