Vladimir Pravik

Vladimir Pavlovych Pravik
Native name	Владимир Павлович Правик
Born	June 13, 1962 Chernobyl, Ukraine
Died	May 11, 1986(1986-05-11) (aged 23) Moscow, USSR
Buried at	Mitinskoe Cemetery
Allegiance	USSR
Service/branch	Internal Troops
Years of service	1979-1986
Rank	Lieutenant
Awards	Order For Courage

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]

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