Volodymyr Pravyk

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Volodymyr Pravyk
Pravyk in 1983
Native name	Володимир Павлович Правик
Birth name	Volodymyr Pavlovych Pravyk
Born	13 June 1962 (1962-06-13) Chernobyl, Ukraine SSR, USSR
Died	11 May 1986(1986-05-11) (aged 23) Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Buried	Mitinskoe Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Paramilitary Fire Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR
Years of service	1979–1986
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Third Watch, Paramilitary Fire Station No. 2 (Chernobyl NPP Fire Station)
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order For Courage
Spouse(s)	Nadia Pravyk
Children	1

Volodymyr Pavlovych Pravyk (Ukrainian: Володимир Павлович Правик, Russian: Владимир Павлович Правик, romanized: Vladimir Pravik; 13 June 1962 – 11 May 1986) was a Soviet firefighter notable for his role in directing initial efforts to extinguish fires following the Chernobyl Disaster. Following the event, he was hospitalized with acute radiation syndrome and died sixteen days later. He was posthumously awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin by the Soviet Union, and later the Ukrainian Star For Courage (later known as the Order for Courage) in recognition of his efforts.