'''Baranov''' was an [[Imperial Guard]] [[Sergeant (Imperial Guard)|Sergeant]] , who was died during the [[Chaos]] insurrection of [[Sepus Prime]].{{Fn|1}} ==History==By the end of the [[Chaos]] insurrection of [[Sepus Prime]], Sergeant Baranov was stationed at his regiment's barracks, along with a few hundred troops who were in no state to retake the planet.{{Fn|1}} Baranov's troops intercepted a messsge from Commander [[Ortegal]] redesignating Sepus Prime as Contaminated and unsafe for human habitation due to reports of a plague of mutations linked to the heresy of the insurrectionists. This Contaminated designation also applied to the Imperial Guard regiments stationed on the planet, who was were to be left on the planet. Ortegal ordered an orbital strike of [[Virus Bomb]]s to kill everyone on Sepus Prime.{{Fn|1}} When Lieutenant [[Sorov]] contacted Baranov to let him know that the leader of the insurrection, Governor [[Narbo]], had been killed during , Baranov told Sorov about the [[Exterminatus]] orders. Many of the troops in the barracks began committing suicide.{{Fn|1}} ==Trivia=={{Trivia}}===Notes===*It is not certain whether Baranov committed suicide along with other troops in the barracks, or was killed during the [[Sepus PrimeVirus Bomb]]ing that followed.{{Fn|1}}