On 9 August 2008, the second day of Russian involvement in the Battle of Tskhinvali, a column of Russian vehicles with a few journalists and 58th Army commander Anatoly Khrulyov onboard was ambushed by Georgian 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.
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denis, vetchinov, denis, vasiliyevich, vetchinov, russian, Денис, Васильевич, Ветчинов, june, 1976, august, 2008, russian, ground, forces, major, killed, action, during, 2008, south, ossetia, posthumously, awarded, russia, highest, military, award, hero, russi. Denis Vasiliyevich Vetchinov Russian Denis Vasilevich Vetchinov 28 June 1976 9 August 2008 was a Russian Ground Forces major killed in action during the 2008 South Ossetia war and posthumously awarded Russia s highest military award Hero of the Russian Federation for his role in the conflict In film August Eighth Vetchinov became a prototype of captain Ilya played by Khasan Baroyev Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editBorn 23 June 1976 in Stepnogorsk now Kazakhstan he graduated from the Omsk Officers Academy in 1999 He participated in the Second Chechen War Death edit nbsp Award application of Denis Vetchinov Central Armed Forces Museum August 15 2008 On 9 August 2008 the second day of Russian involvement in the Battle of Tskhinvali a column of Russian vehicles with a few journalists and 58th Army commander Anatoly Khrulyov onboard was ambushed by Georgian 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 editList of Heroes of the Russian FederationReferences edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denis Vetchinov amp oldid 1194023988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
