Leonid Petrovych Telyatnikov was a Soviet, and later Ukrainian, fire brigade commander notable for his role in directing the early stages initial response to the Chernobyl disaster. Telyatnikov served
Leonid Telyatnikov
The President of the British Fire Services Association presenting the Order of Gallantry, for bravery, to Major Telyatnikov, the Commander of the Chernobyl Fire Brigade.
The Chernobyl disaster, considered the worst nuclear disaster in history, occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, then part of the So
Leonid Telyatnikov
…His death was publicized by news agencies and his family received a letter of condolences from President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster Liquidator (Chernobyl…
Deceased liquidators' portraits used for an anti-nuclear protest in Geneva