Company Commander - Dishonorable Mention
Unit: “Terek” Cossack Brigade, Volunteer Assault Corps, Redut PMC
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Yevgeny is being added to the list as a Dishonorable Mention because we do not have confirmation of his official military rank. However, he is said to have been the founder and original commander of the “Ermak Battalion” in the LPR’s Prizark Brigade (active since 2014).
Emblem of the Ermak Battalion Cargo ID: #1435
Call Sign: “Ermak” (Ермак)
English Name: Yevgeny Vladimirovich Smirnov
Russian Name: Смирнов Евгений Владимирович
Place of Birth: Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol Krai, Russia
Date of Death: September 27, 2024 (via Drone )
Place of Death: Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (Geolocated )
Previously Deployed: Ukraine (2014)
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<figcaption><p dir="ltr"><span>Yevgeny can be seen driving the ATV at the start of this video, then being dragged through the vegetation. The video was taken by the Russian milblogger "Thirteenth" who was injured in the strike. He is seen in the interview at the end of the video.</span></p></figcaption>
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