Valery Khodemchuk

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ilyich and the family name is Khodemchuk.

Valery Khodemchuk
Валерій Ходемчук
Born(1951-03-24)24 March 1951
Kropyvnia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died26 April 1986(1986-04-26) (aged 35)
Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Cause of deathCollapsed floor during the explosion at reactor hall
Burial placeChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
OccupationPump operator
Known forFirst victim of Chernobyl disaster
SpouseNataliia Khodemchuk
Children2
AwardsOrder of the Badge of Honour
Order For Courage Third Class

Valery Ilyich Khodemchuk (Ukrainian: Валерій Ілліч Ходемчук; Russian: Валерий Ильич Ходемчук; 24 March 1951 – 26 April 1986) was a Soviet engineer who was the night shift circulating pump operator at the Chernobyl power plant, and the first casualty of the Chernobyl disaster.

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