Denis Vetchinov
Denis Vasiliyevich Vetchinov (
Khasan Baroyev
.
Biography
Born 23 June 1976 in Stepnogorsk (now Kazakhstan), he graduated from the Omsk Officers' Academy in 1999. He participated in the Second Chechen War.
Death
On 9 August 2008, the second day of Russian involvement in the
special forces in the outskirts of Tskhinvali. Khrulyov was wounded in the ensuing firefight. Allegedly Vetchinov, armed with a trophy Georgian machine gun, organised defence but was wounded in both legs. He continued firing at the enemy and killed a Georgian soldier. Vetchinov kept covering fire until he was hit in the head by Georgian fire. He died on the way to hospital. On 15 August Denis Vetchinov was posthumously awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation golden star "for courage and heroism while fulfilling his duty in the North Caucasus region".[1]
He is survived by his wife and little daughter.
See also
References
- ^ "Decree of the president of the Russian Federation" (in Russian). 2008-08-15. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2008.