Yevgeny Tikhanovich's mysterious death in Kursk sparks questions
Russian media report the death of Yevgeny Tikhanovich, the deputy commander of the 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment. The 41-year-old soldier awarded the medal "For the Return of Crimea" died in the Kursk region.
Yevgeny Tikhanovich, the 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 Tikhanovich's death are not precisely known. The Ukrainian agency Unian reports that he was "eliminated."
Russian social media, however, highlight that the deceased was awarded the medal "For the Return of Crimea." The Russian Ministry of Defence introduced this decoration in March 2014.
He died in the war. The Russians are not providing details regarding the commander's death
The prototype of this medal, with which soldiers involved in the Crimean campaign were honoured 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.
Tikhanovich will be buried with military honours in the village of Sizaya. Russian media describe him as a "hero" who "gave his life in defence of the residents of the Kursk region."
In 2024, Russia lost over 434,000 soldiers in Ukraine. According to Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 140,000 people lost their lives 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 approximately 819,000 soldiers.
