A 30-year-old Pripyat firefighter who becomes the central figure of the disaster response. After learning he has a young son with his former lover Olga, he volunteers for a near-suicide mission to manually drain a water reservoir beneath the melting reactor to prevent a catastrophic secondary explosion. He succeeds on the second attempt alongside his teammate Valera, but suffers severe radiation poisoning. He dies in Olga's arms after a brief hospital reunion.
Professional bond forged through shared dangerous duties at the power plant.
Valera is explicitly identified as Alexey's teammate during the critical reservoir drainage mission.
Former romantic partners attempting to rebuild their connection amidst personal turmoil.
The plot opens with Alexey beginning to reconnect with his former lover, local hairdresser Olga Savostina.
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