On 24th October, 2015 at the State Polytechnic Museum at "KPI" was held a round table discussion, dedicated to the disaster at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which occurred on 24th October, 1960. Then a missile R-16 exploded on the launch platform. 126 people died because of wounds and more than 50 got burns and injuries (see. P. 3).
Relatives of the victims of experts on missile technology: daughter and granddaughter of the deceased major VV.Makhno – Halyna Demko and Iryna Fedorchuk, sister of the deceased lieutenant V.M.Synyavskiy Lidiya Bohatyryova, the wife of the brother of the deceased lieutenant E.T.Hlushenko Lydia Oleksiyivna Glushenko, granddaughter of the deceased captain V.M Aheya Olena Ahey, veterans of the spaceport Baikonur, Kapustin Yar, Plesetsk, Strategic Rocket Forces (SRF), students of military school took part in this meeting.
The meeting was opened by the head the All-Ukrainian organization of veterans SRF Major General M.M Filatov. He introduced the participants and guests, announced the program of the meeting. Head of the Central Council of veterans of Baikonur O.S.Boltenko read out condolences to the relatives and veterans from the leadership of Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia" cosmonaut of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation O.P.Oleksandrov, O.S.Ivanchenkov, A. Kaleri, O.F.Polischuk, head of the city administration. A.P.Petrenko, heads of regional councils of veterans of Baikonur Ukraine. Participants reviewed the documentary "The day when do not start missiles".
With the report "The victim of missile technology experts eternal memory" made M.M.Filatov. The former head of the Plesetsk cosmodrome Colonel General I.I.Oliynyk described the historical circumstances in which the crash occurred. Eyewitness of the disaster, fighting crew a member of to launch rocket that exploded A.I.Filohin told about the environment in which prepared the rocket, and the immediate cause of the accident.
Director of representation "Pivdenne" in Kyiv M.O.Mitrahov told about the current state of the NGO "Pivdenmash" its cooperation with other countries and presented gifts to relatives of victims from the State Space Agency of Ukraine. Head of Khmelnytsky Regional Council of Veterans SRF V.P.Chernysh spoke about the history of nuclear missile weapons. Museum Director SRF in Vinnytsya shared the experience of saving history in museums. Member of the NGO in Vinnytsia B.O.Kolyada talked about the transfer of traditions from the older generation to younger.
From the military lyceum students acted Vyacheslav Mizhenetskyy, he said that the young generation will do everything to prevent a war.
At the end of the meeting was held photographing and memorial dinner.
O.S Boltenko, Head of the Department of History and aviation Cosmonautics. I.Sikorskiy DPM at NTUU "KPI" Honored test pilot of Baikonur
On the photo: 2015.10.24 Roundtable / left to right M.M.Filatov, I.I.Oliynyk, O.S.Boltenko