Death Yevgeny Ostashev




honorary citizen of city of baikonur



the grave brothers ostashevich


ostashev died on 24 october 1960 in baikonur @ explosion of missile r-16 during preparation test launch on 41 site [1] landfill. tests of r-16 engaged in 2nd control niip-5, , yevgeny ilyich established in connection failure of rocket situation tried provide assistance colleagues. total killed 78 people. incident strictly classified (only in 1995 materials tragedy became available all), officially announced death of chief marshal of artillery nedelin, in plane crash. memoirs younger brother ostasheva arcadia ilyich:



...10 days before death of yevgeny @ head of polygon, commander of niip-5 konstantin vasilyevich gerchik. informed me order came on assignment eugene next rank of colonel. decided tell him @ solemn meeting in honor of 7 november. , before that, eugene announced appointed deputy director of niip-5 on scientific work instead a.i. nosova, serving on service in moscow... (rgantd. f. 33 op. 1 deeds 338 )



buried in baikonur in mass grave of victims of explosion of intercontinental ballistic missile r-16.








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