Vladimir Pravik
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Native name | Владимир Павлович Правик |
Born | June 13, 1962 Chernobyl, Ukraine |
Died | May 11, 1986 Moscow, USSR |
(aged 23)
Buried at | Mitinskoe Cemetery |
Allegiance | USSR |
Service/branch | Internal Troops |
Years of service | 1979-1986 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Awards | ![]() ![]() Order For Courage 80px |
Vladimir Pavlovych Pravik (also spelled Volodymyr;Russian: Владимир Павлович Правик; 13 June 1962 – 11 May 1986) was a Soviet firefighter who died from radiation burns suffered in the Chernobyl disaster. He was posthumously awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin, and the Ukrainian Star For Courage, which later became the Order For Courage. He was laid to rest at Mitinskoe Cemetery in Moscow along with 27 other firefighters who died in the Chernobyl disaster.[1]
References
- ↑ "Правик Владимир Павлович". warheroes.ru. Retrieved March 29, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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