Chernobyl - Official list of the 31 direct deaths

[albro]

RIP these people they helped prevent this disaster from being worse and they sacrificed their life for it...

[wrestlingfan]

Proskuryakov and kudryatsev Saw the reactor core ... Terrifing

[ryanhartigan]

Mad a lot of them weren’t even in their 30s yet

[DrForrester]

Heroes of Ukraine. Heroes of the Soviet Union. Heroes of Humanity

[freedombyanarchy]

Most of these people were alive for weeks or months after the disaster. I cannot even try to comprehend the suffering they and theirs went through. The mistakes of a few cost many.

[sirhiybatih]

Thank you all guardian angels for holding this world. Rest in peace...

[andromeda]

It is extremely sad that the body of Valery Khodemchuk was never recovered. Rest in peace in the reactor.

[heatherwheeler]

Lelenchanko was a fucking hero, he went in to spare his younger colleagues, if that's not the actions of a selfless hero idk what is.

[simone]

Imagine being in their shoes. The first instinct should be self-preservation, but you have to bravely confront the horrific situation. You have to do what you have to do in order to avert a major catastrophe, to save more lives. Blessings be upon them. May they rest in peace.

[Kluckp]

there should be a silent day on april 26 every year to pay respects for the heros of chernobyl

[youngpaperstacker]

Lelechenko is a superb hero in my eyes, sparing younger people’s lives of pain and suffering, instead he puts it all on him self, a true legend. All of the plant workers deserve golden graves at there workstations to commemorate those who literally devoted there life to this cause. 🙏🙏

[JoshuaPlays]

*"as he looked directly to the open reactor core"*
Those are just absolutely haunting words, may all those who died rest in peace

[matthryhoruk]

Lots of them looked into the open core..

[libbygrable]

They were around my age when they passed. It's hard thinking about death in your 20's and 30's but it can happen. Life is a gift.

[tangerinefizz]

Since Shashenok never regained consciousness, we can at least hope he was spared any suffering. RIP.

[kelsb]

I was born the day this happened. I've just turned 35. The age of the 2 men that died that day, cant imagine the horrors these people all witnessed and went through before their deaths. Hope they are all at peace.

[АляксандрГрыцкевіч-вш]

They are HEROES. Ukrainians, Belarusians, Russians-just people of USSR. They just saved the world. Rest In Peace. Forever

[kyleyuen]

7:57 he got radiated so hard his eyes changed color, haunting

[brakaner]

Very hard to watch and realize that most of them died so young and in such a pain. You can tell that even thou they were young but looked way older and that shows how hard actual life was. True Heroes that saved thousands of lives by sacrificing their own life. They surely knew it was over for them. Aim speechless. RIP.

[kingsavatar]

They could have run away but they choose death over survival to ensure the safety of many. 😔😔😞