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Mykola Tytenok | |
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 Nikolai Titenok | |
| Native name | Микола Іванович Титенок |
| Birth name | Nikolai Ivanovich Titenok |
| Born | 5 December 1962 Vilcha, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 16 May 1986 (aged 23) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Buried | Mitinskoe Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR Paramilitary Fire Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR |
| Years of service | 1984–1986 |
| Rank |  Junior Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | Chernobyl disaster |
| Awards | Hero of Ukraine (2006), Order of the Red Banner (1986), Ukraine's Order for Courage (1996) |
| Spouse(s) | Tatyana Titenok |
| Children | Sergey Titenok |
Nikolai Ivanovich Titenok (Ukrainian: Микола Іванович Титенок; Russian: Николай Иванович Титенок; 5 December 1962 – 16 May 1986) was a Soviet firefighter and first responder to the Chernobyl disaster. He received a lethal dose of radiation whilst firefighting and was hospitalised in Moscow Hospital No.6, and died 20 days later from radiation poisoning.