The Last Shift of Valery Khodemchuk: Chernobyl's First Victim

The explosion at Chernobyl claimed one life immediately. That person was Valery Khodemchuk, the senior pump operator. Despite being the first victim, not much attention is given to him, by authors nor survivors. His story is scattered across sources, oftentimes implied, oftentimes ignored. This video is dedicated to exploring those last hours, minutes, and seconds in the Pump Hall, but also the several overlooked events that likely contributed to his actions, his death, and what might have happened afterwards… Join the Discord!   / discord   Join the Archive!   / discord   Animation by Thomas Tannahill, with assets from AnticitizenOne Sources: INSAG-7 INSAG-1 THE CHORNOBYL ACCIDENT REVISITED: SOURCE TERM ANALYSIS AND RECONSTRUCTION OF EVENTS DURING THE ACTIVE PHASE Soviet Report on the Chernobyl Accident NUREG-1250 The Last Shift of Razim Davletbaev How it Was: Anatoly Dyatlov Aleksandr Kupnyi Bell of Chernobyl https://chernobylcritical.blogspot.com/ Anna Khodemchuk: A Mother's Monologue    • Валерий Ходемчук. Последняя смена. Чернобы...      • Чернобыльская авария глазами Александра Аг...