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Overview[]

The R-2 was a disposable Soviet half mask, designed to protect from radioactive particles, and for that reason, it was widely used during the Chernobyl cleanup. It was succeeded by the U2k, a very similar industrial respirator.

Instructions[]

Trivia[]

  • The R-2 was featured in the HBO Chernobyl miniseries.
  • It was also made in an olive drab military colorway.
  • It’s instruction manuals are unique to the mask size. [citation needed]