
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