Nikolai Vashchuk

Nikolai Vasilyevich Vashchuk
Russian: Николай Васильевич Ващук
Ukrainian: Микола Васильович Ващук
Born(1959-06-05)June 5, 1959
Velika Khaicha, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
DiedMay 14, 1986(1986-05-14) (aged 26)
Moscow, USSR
Known forChernobyl disaster cleanup

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.[1][2]

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).[3]
  • The insignia of the President of Ukraine - the cross "for courage"Cross "For Courage" (May 8, 1996) - for personal courage and bravery demonstrated during the liquidation of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (posthumously)[4]
    A bust of Nikolai Vashchuk on the Alley of Heroes of Chernobyl in Kyiv
  • Posthumously awarded the order of the Red Banner.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Мемориал ликвидаторам ЧАЭС в Москве". ritualmfc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Памятник ликвидаторам Чернобыльской аварии - Митинское кладбище на портале ВДПО.РФ". xn--b1ae4ad.xn--p1ai. Archived from the original on 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Про присвоєння звання Герой України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2025-04-13. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  4. ↑ "Про нагородження відзнакою Президента України - хрестом "За мужність"". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2025-01-26. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  5. ↑ "Ушел из жизни самый известный во всем мире чернобылец". Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
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