Vasily Ignatenko
- January 11, 2024
- Celebrity
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Vasily Ignatenko Biography
| Birthday | Mar 13 |
| Birth Year | 1961 |
Vasily Ignatenko is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on March 13, 1961 in Sperizh'e, Belarus.
Ignatenko was among the firefighters that got closest to the exposed reactor core as they attempted to extinguish fires on the roof reactor 3 and around the ventilation shaft. He soon began to display symptoms of a very serious acute radiation syndrome (ARS). After a brief stay at the Pripyat city hospital, on the same day of the accident he was transported to Hospital Number Six in Moscow, a state-run structure specialized in radiobiology and radiation accidents. He was joined by his wife, Lyudmilla, who stayed by his side and witnessed the painful agony of her husband and other affected victims. He died from ARS complications two weeks after the accident, on 13 May 1986.
In 2006, Ignatenko was posthumously awarded the title of the Hero of Ukraine, the highest national award in the country. Ignatenko’s story was told by his widow in Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich. It became an inspiration for the related storyline in the 2019 miniseries. Vasily Ignatenko is portrayed by the British actor Adam Nagaitis, and his wife by the Irish actress Jessie Buckley. His wife, Lyudmilla Ignatenko describes the ordeals and the effects of the radiation. In order for her to see her husband, she has to bribe one of the hospital workers. The radiation on her husband was so bad she was not allowed near her husband. She later said, “He started to change—every day I met a brand-new person. The burns started to come to the surface. In his mouth, on his tongue, his cheeks—at first there were little lesions, and then they grew. It came off in layers—as white film … the colour of his face … his body … blue, red, grey-brown […] It’s impossible to describe!”
Vasily Ignatenko Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Celebrity |
| House | Living in own house. |
Vasily Ignatenko is one of the richest from Belarus. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vasily Ignatenko 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Vasily Ivanovich Ignatenko (Ukrainian: Василь Іванович Ігнатенко ; Belarusian: Васіль Іванавіч Ігнаценка ; Russian: Василий Иванович Игнатенко ; 13 March 1961 – 13 May 1986) was a Soviet firefighter who was one of the first responders at the site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster, on the night of 26 April 1986.
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Who is Vasily Ignatenko Dating?
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Vencislav Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belarus. Vasily Ignatenko celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.
How long did Vasily Ignatenko live?
Vasily Ignatenko
Died| 13 May 1986 (aged 25) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Buried| Mitinskoe Cemetery, Moscow
Allegiance| Soviet Union
How much radiation did Vasily Ignatenko receive?
The nuclear plant workers and firemen like Vasily who died of acute radiation syndrome in the weeks after the Chernobyl explosion were blasted with up to 13,400 millisieverts , according to one UN report. Lyudmilla says her love left for the fire dressed in a T-shirt.
What happened Vasily Ignatenko?
The real Vasily Ignatenko passed away two weeks after being exposed to lethal amounts of radiation on the night of the disaster.
Did Lyudmilla Ignatenko survive?
The real-life Lyudmilla still lives in Ukraine , but in an interview with the BBC — her first since the series aired — she said she had to move from Kiev to a more remote region after journalists hounded her following the release of the HBO series.
How was Vasily Ignatenko after the explosion?
One of the characters it focuses on is Vasily Ignatenko, a real person played by Adam Nagaitis. He was a first responder at the Chernobyl explosion and was exposed to radiation as a result. Vasily died soon afterward due to complications from the exposure , and his death is depicted in gruesome detail on the show.