Show threadPutin's IBSApr 27
Their mission: reconnaissance on the roof of Power Unit 3. After robots failed due to extreme radiation, humans were sent in. #Zhelezniakov’s team mapped the deadly zones, allowing other liquidators to know exactly where they could survive for only a few precious seconds. In the most contaminated spots, radiation reached 13,800 roentgens—a lethal dose. Only two members of the group survived: #Oleksandr and #Holtsman.
Putin's IBSApr 27

This is the story of a #Dnipro native #Oleksandr_Zhelezniakov.

From https://t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en

In 1986, #Oleksandr was at the epicenter of the #Chornobyl catastrophe; decades later, he took up arms to defend #Ukraine once again.

🔹In the autumn of 1986, 26-year-old reserve lieutenant #Zhelezniakov was deployed to the #Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. A specialist in radiation, chemical, and biological reconnaissance, he joined Lt. Col. #Grigory_Holtsman’s group—later known as the "suicide squad."