Boris Baranov | |
|---|---|
| Борис Александрович Баранов | |
| Born | 11 November 1940 Sozinovi, Shabalinsky District, USSR |
| Died | 6 April 2005 (aged 64) |
| Citizenship | USSR → Ukraine |
| Awards | Hero of Ukraine |
Boris Aleksandrovich Baranov (Russian: Борис Александрович Баранов, Ukrainian: Борис Олександрович Баранов; 11 November 1940 — 6 April 2005) was an engineer who worked at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. After the disaster, he was one of the three men in the "suicide squad" team to drain the steam suppression pools under the fourth reactor building, thus preventing the reactor from exploding.
Baranov lived almost 20 years after the Chernobyl disaster, passing away in Kyiv, Ukraine on 6 April 2005, aged 64. In 2019, he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine.[1][2][3]
In media
Baranov was portrayed by Oscar Giese in the Sky/HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019).
See also
References
- ↑ ""Чернобыльские водолазы" удостоились звания "Героя Украины"". Радио Свобода (in Russian). 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ↑ "The real story of the Chernobyl divers". Sky HISTORY TV channel. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ↑ Kramer, Sarah. "A Chernobyl 'suicide squad' of volunteers helped save Europe — here's their amazing true story". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
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