In Zhytomyr region Sergey Mashkovsky honored the memory of the firemen-liquidators on the day of the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident
During a rally mourning the Chairman of the Zhytomyr oblast state administration Serhiy Mashkovsky laid flowers to the memorial sign "to Firefighters who saved the world", honoring the memory of the dead, the dead liquidators of the Chernobyl disaster. — "289 Zhytomyr firefighters took part in extinguishing the fire at the fourth reactor. They did everything not to allow to extend "the atomic plague": to pump out radioactive water from the reactor and evacuated the population, carry out decontamination of buildings and equipment. 107 of them, unfortunately, are no longer alive," – said Sergey Mashkovsky. The head of the region mentioned our fellow countrymen Nikolay Vashchuk and Vladimir Maksimchuk. 23-year-old Mykola Vashchuk was among 28 of the Chernobyl firefighters who were the first to engage in mortal combat with a hell of a atom. Within minutes after the explosion, he composed the sixth of the Chernobyl fire brigade arrived at the scene of the accident. General Vladimir Maksimchuk of lubarsky district, led a team to extinguish a difficult fire in the cable tunnels between the fourth and the third working sarcophagi. Both the liquidators were awarded the title Hero and awarded the order "red star". Those present at the ceremony honored the memory of liquidators and victims of the tragedy with a moment of silence. Soldiers of the honor guard sang the national Anthem and saluted personal weapons. The system also has passed a solemn March. This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
