The first death in history. At the Ukrainian Antarctic Station Akademik Vernadsky died as a cook.



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May 9, 1:00 p.m.

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Cook of the 25th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition Vasily Omelyanovich

At the Ukrainian Antarctic station, Akademik Vernadsky, on May 8, for the first time in history, a cargo agent, cook Vasily Omelyanovich, was killed. While the causes of death are determined, according to preliminary information, this is suicide.

This is reported by the National Antarctic Science Center.

“Everybody We met Vasily as a very calm, balanced and friendly person, a true professional. This was already his fifth expedition to Akademik Vernadsky Station. Now we discover all the circumstances of death, it is previously known that he committed suicide due to personal problems. Unfortunately, we are all living people, and nobody knows in advance what will be the last straw for someone, “said ANSC chief Evgeny Dikiy.

The issue of the delivery of the body to Ukraine is being addressed.

Vasily Omelyanovich was born in 1985. She lived in the city of Malin, the Zhytomyr region. First went to winter in 2011 (16 Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition). Repeatedly returned to Antarctica (member 18, 20 and 23 UAE). The fifth winter was the last for him.

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