Mystery surrounds the death of the decorated Russian commander
Russian media reports the death of Yevgeny Tikhonovich, deputy commander of the 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment. The 41-year-old soldier, awarded the "For the Return of Crimea" medal, died in the Kursk region.
Yevgeny Tikhonovich, deputy commander of the 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian army, died in the Kursk region. Russian media provided the information about his death.
The circumstances of Tikhonovich's death are not precisely known. The Ukrainian agency Unian reports that he was "eliminated."
Russian social media emphasizes that the deceased was awarded the "For the Return of Crimea" medal. The Russian Ministry of Defense introduced this award in March 2014.
He died in the war. Russians are not providing details about the commander's death
The prototype of this medal, which honored soldiers involved in the Crimean campaign begun a decade ago, was the Soviet medal "For the Liberation of Crimea." It was created in 1944 when this area was part of the Soviet Union.
Tikhonovich will be buried with military honors in the village of Sizaya. Russian media describes him as a "hero" who "gave his life in defense of the residents of the Kursk region."
According to the Ukrainian army, in 2024, Russia lost over 434,000 soldiers in Ukraine. As reported by Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 140,000 people were killed on the front line.
This is more than in the first two years of the invasion combined. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the aggressor has lost - according to the Ukrainian command - approximately 818,740 soldiers (wounded and killed).
