Sergey Stvolov

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Sergei Stvolov
Nickname(s)Antaeus[1]
Born(1964-03-09)9 March 1964
Pervouralsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Died14 October 2001(2001-10-14) (aged 37)
Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia
Buried
Talitsky cemetery
Allegiance
Service/branch
Years of service1986–2001
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Commands held503rd Motor Rifle Regiment
Battles/wars
AwardsHero of the Russian Federation
Order of Courage

Sergey Nikolaevich Stvolov (

58th Combined Arms Army of the North Caucasian Military District, he was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation
in 2000.

Life and service

Stvolov was born on 9 March 1964 in Sverdlovsk Oblast. In 1982, he graduated from the local secondary school and entered the Red Army.

From 1985, he served in the

Battle of Grozny in January 1995. He was hospitalized, but then escaped from the hospital to return to the battle.[3]

In 1999, he graduated from the Combined Arms Academy, and in September of the same year, Stvolov fought in Dagestan as commander of the 503rd Motor Rifle Regiment. He led regiment during the battles in Karamakhi, Chabanmakhi, Ishcherskaya, and Grozny. He was wounded 4 times during the war. In subsequent engagements, Stvolov served as chief of staff of the West military group and deputy commander of the 205th Motor Rifle Brigade.[4] In March 2000, Stvolov took part in the assault on Komsomolskoye. By the decree of the President of Russia on 9 September 2000, Sergei Stvolov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation with the Golden Star medal for his activities during the Chechen Wars.[5]

On 14 October 2001, Sergei Stvolov died in a car accident near Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania in Russia. He was buried in Pervouralsk at the Talitsky cemetery.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Его звали "Антей"" [His name was "Antaeus"]. SVVPTAU (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Стволов Сергей Николаевич" [Stvolov Sergey Nikolaevich]. Geroy strani (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ Knyazkov, Sergey (23 December 2009). "Испытание огнём" [Trial by fire]. Krasnaya Zvezda (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Герой Российской Федерации Сергей Николаевич Стволов" [Hero of the Russian Federation Sergei Nikolaevich Stvolo]. Nagrady Rossii (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Стволов Сергей Николаевич" [Stvolov Sergey Nikolaevich]. Ruspekh (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Вчера в Первоуральске состоялся день памяти Героя России полковника Сергея Николаевича Стволова" [Yesterday in Pervouralsk was held the Day of Remembrance of the Hero of Russia Colonel Sergey Nikolaevich Stvolov]. Pervo (in Russian). 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Прошел день памяти Героя" [The day of memory of the Hero has passed] (in Russian). Pervouralsk City Duma. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2020.