chernobyl six dead - from our story 'After Chernobyl : The Nuclear Suicide Squad (1986)'

Soviet newspapers publish the faces of six firefighters killed at Chernobyl

The Soviet newspaper Izvestia published these photographs of the six firemen shown who died as a result of exposure to radiation while battling the fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The unofficial death toll was 13 on Monday, based on a report from U.S. bone marrow specialist Dr. Robert Gale. The firemen were identified as (left to right, top): I.V. Vashchuk, V.I. Ignatenko, V.N. Kibenok; and (bottom) V.P. Pravik, N.I. Titenok, and V.I. Tishchura - 19 May 1986

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