25 January 1951 Vvedenka, Kostanay Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan)
Died
2 December 2004(2004-12-02) (aged 53) Kyiv, Ukraine
Buried
Baikove Cemetery, Kyiv
Allegiance
Soviet Union→Ukraine
Service/branch
Paramilitary Fire Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR Ukrainian Interior Ministry State Fire Service
Years of service
1968–1995
Rank
Major Lieutenant Colonel Major General
Commands held
Head, Kustanai Paramilitary Fire Department (1978–1980)
Deputy Head, Paramilitary Fire Brigade No.69, Kustanai (1980–1982)
Senior Engineer Group of the Protected Objects Division of the Kiev-Svyatoshinsky District Fire Safety Department, Kiev Executive Committee (1982–1983)
Head, Paramilitary Fire Brigade No.2, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (1983–1986)
Head, Kiev Fire Test Laboratory (1986–1989)
Head, Regulatory and Fire Safety Department of the Kiev Police Department and Executive Committee (1989–1993)
Deputy chief (1993–1995), Head (1995) State Fire Service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Head, Kyiv Volunteer Fire Company (1998)
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union (1986) Order of Lenin (1986) Ukrainian Order for Courage, 3rd degree (1996) [British fire union medal] [Other Soviet Medals]
Spouse(s)
Larisa Ivanova Telyatnikov
Children
Oleg Telyatnikov, Mikhail Telyatnikov
Other work
Founder of Kiev "Young Firefighters" organization.
Leonid Petrovych Telyatnikov (Ukrainian: Леонід Петрович Телятніков; 25 January 1951 – 2 December 2004) was a Soviet, and later Ukrainian, fire brigade commander notable for his role in directing the early stages initial response to the Chernobyl disaster. Telyatnikov served many years as an officer in both Soviet and Ukrainian firefighting organizations, working in a variety of junior and senior leadership positions throughout his career.
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and Head of Government as Prime Minister of the USSR (1941–1953). LeonidTelyatnikov – Head of the fire department at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant...
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two years respectively in labor camps. The families of Aleksandr Akimov, Leonid Toptunov and Valery Perevozchenko had received official letters, but prosecution...
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not known for a high degree of discipline. In the words of Major LeonidTelyatnikov, the commander of the fire brigade: "It was a highly distinctive unit...
women's rights activist.) Anatoly Solovyev (Soviet cosmonaut and pilot) LeonidTelyatnikov (Chief of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Fire Brigade, first responder...
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which was expected to take at least four hours per valve. At 3:30 a.m., Telyatnikov contacted Akimov, asking what was happening to his firemen; Akimov sent...
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received a fatal radiation dose while on reactor 3's roof. (13 Sv) Leonid P. Telyatnikov (25 January 1951 – 2 December 2004) - Chief of the Chernobyl Nuclear...
supply efforts. USSR's Order of Lenin; Ukraine's Cross for Courage. Telyatnikov, Leonid Petrovich Телятников, Леонид Петрович 1951-01-25, Vvedenka, Kustanai...
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