Dmitry Gennadyevich Medvedev
Dmitry Gennadyevich Medvedev Дмитрий Геннадьевич Медведев | |
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Lieutenant-Colonel | |
| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
Dmitry Gennadyevich Medvedev (
posthumously honoured as a Hero of the Russian Federation
.
Biography
Medvedev was born in
In April 2002, Medvedev enlisted in the security services, and completed several tours of duty in the
counter-terrorism operations.[3]
He was awarded
Order Of Service To The Fatherland 2nd-class, 2 Medals For Courage and a Medal For Distinguished Service In Defence Of The State Frontiers.[3]
Death
During the FSB operation on 8 March 2005 in Tolstoy-Yurt during which Aslan Maskhadov was killed, Kommersant reported that documents were found which indicated that the insurgent field commander Dokka Umarov was using an apartment on Bogdan Khmelnitsky Street in Leninsky District of Grozny as a base of operation.[4]
On 15 April 2005, whilst carrying out a special operation in Grozny, Medvedev and two comrades of the Vympel unit of the FSB were killed.[3] On 18 May 2005, President Vladimir Putin bestowed on Medvedev the title "Hero of the Russian Federation".[2]
See also
References
- ^ Герои Советского Союза и России (in Russian). Вымпел-Гарант. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ a b Болтунов, Михаил (December 2006). Последняя командировка на войну. Журнал "Солдат удачи" (in Russian) (12).
- ^ a b c Памяти павших товарищей. Спецназ России (in Russian). 4 (103). Ассоциация ветеранов подразделения антитеррора Альфа. April 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ "Rebels and Spetsnaz shoot it out in Grozny". Jamestown Foundation. 20 April 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-28.