TRIBUTE TO VYACHESLAV MYKHAILOVYCH SHESTOPALOV, PROMINENT SCIENTIST ACADEMICIAN OF THE NAS OF UKRAINE (18 July 1936 – 10 December 2023)

The article highlights the life and scientific legacy of Viacheslav Mykhailovych Shestopalov, an outstanding hydrogeologist, scientist, ecogeologist, founder of the School of Field Hydroradioecology Engineering, and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.