And the circumstances of their disappearance
On the list of victims of the tragedy in Sergiev Posad, where a devastating explosion occurred in a pyrotechnics warehouse on Wednesday afternoon, one person is officially listed so far — Natalya Nikitina (she died in hospital). Alas, in reality, the death toll will increase many times over. Official structures speak of 12 citizens missing after the explosion. We found out who these people are and why they ended up in a fateful place at a fateful hour.
Vladimir Anatolyevich Kulanov worked in the foundry No. 54 of the optical-mechanical plant (ZOMZ). He was a modest supply manager, got a job not so long ago — in October 2022. On Wednesday, Vladimir Anatolyevich, as usual, took his wife to work, and then went to the enterprise.
Vladimir Kulanov
Shortly before the explosion, he left the workshop building and went to show the new worker where the warehouses were. Together with him was Natalya Nikitina (she died of burns in the hospital, she got a job at the enterprise only two days later). Kulanov has a 36-year-old daughter and a 30-year-old son.
Nikolai Alekseevich Goryachev — worked at the Piro-Ross enterprise as an assembly fitter. He started at ZOMZ, but a little over 10 years ago he moved to a pyrotechnic company, since it is in a neighboring building. The man was very secretive, but he worked regularly from 8 to 17 hours. He did not start his own family, he only communicated with his sister and niece. When Piro-Ross went bankrupt and the workers stopped being paid, Goryachev went on unpaid leave. But recently his debts were paid off, and Nikolai Alekseevich went back to work.
Mikhail Nyrkov
Mikhail Vyacheslavovich Nyrkov — his name was mentioned on Wednesday, probably, more often than others. He worked for Piro-Ross as a personal driver for director Sergei Chonkaev. And at noon I had to go with the boss to Moscow. At the time of the explosion, Nyrkov was standing next to the garage and talking with a colleague. Nyrkov has a personal drama: his wife is seriously ill. The adult son always helped the spouses (he and his family live separately).
Alexander Andreevich Sarychev worked as a car mechanic. He joined the company a year and a half ago. At 8:00 a.m., he took over. Wife Olga recorded the last call from her husband at 10.52 — but the connection lasted exactly one second. Apparently, Alexander wanted to report that a terrible thing had happened, but did not have time.
Alexander Sarychev
A man has an adult daughter and two teenage granddaughters, 14 and 19 years old. Previously worked for a company that serviced ATMs.
Alexander Ermakov
Alexander Nikolaevich Ermakov — foreman of the Piro-Ross company. He did not have his own family, he has parents and an older sister. When it exploded, he was in the yard of the enterprise — unloading the car. No wife or children, lived with parents, mother Svetlana, father Nikolai Konstantinovich, sister Anna, 36 years old. At 10.35 a.m. the man last contacted the Internet. At the time of the explosion, he was unloading a truck with equipment.
Yuri Aleksandrovich Gorbachev worked as a laborer at the Piro-Ross warehouse. An elderly man who, in addition to two sons, already has three grandchildren and even a great-grandson, did not want to retire. True, he planned to go on vacation next Monday. And on Wednesday, as usual, he arrived at work in his Chevrolet Niva and went to the warehouse.
Relatives and friends continue to hope. But even identification is likely to be difficult.