Vladimir Pravik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Soviet Firefighter
Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1962
Place of Birth: Chernobyll, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Date of Death: 11-May-1986
Profession: firefighter
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Vladimir Pravik
- Volodymyr Pavlovych Pravyk (Ukrainian: ????????? ???????? ??????, Russian: ???????? ???????? ??????; 13 June 1962 – 11 May 1986) was a Soviet firefighter who died 15 days after the Chernobyl disaster, where he suffered from radiation burns.
- He was posthumously awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin, and the Ukrainian Star For Courage, which later became the Order For Courage.
- He was laid to rest at Mitinskoe Cemetery in Moscow along with 27 other victims who died in the Chernobyl disaster.
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