Vladimir Popov

Battalion Commander - Colonel

Unit: "Terek" Cossack Battalion

Cargo ID: #1004

Call Sign: "Kedr" (cedar)(Кедр)

English Name: Vladimir Vladimirovich Popov

Russian Name: Попов Володимир Васильович

Date of Birth: June 6, 1954 (age: 69 years)

Place of Birth: Arkhangelskoye, Stavropol Krai, Russia

Date of Death: November 3, 2023

Place of Death: Klishchiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (via Artillery-Mortar strike)

Awards: Hero of Russia (ph.), Hero of the DPR (ph.)

Ataman Vladimir Popov (call sign “Kedr”) was awarded: two orders of “Courage”, medals of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the First and Second degrees, “For Courage”, the honorary badge of “Veteran of Military Intelligence of the North Caucasus Military District”, award weapons : pistol - Makarov, dirk - Officer, diplomas of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces, diplomas and thanks from the Ministry of Defense, FSB. Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and many other awards of the USSR and the Russian Federation.

Previously Served: Afghanistan, Chechnya, North Caucasus

At Praskoveysky secondary school No. 3 of the Budennovsky district of the Stavropol Territory, on February 19, on the initiative of the school administration and the Praskoveysky village council of women, a meeting of students and teaching staff was held with a member of the organization “BATTLE BROTHERHOOD”, a veteran of military intelligence, retired police colonel Vladimir Popov.

In the Stavropol region, a memorial was opened to Vladimir Popov, a participant in the liberation of hostages in Budennovsk.


In July 2022, the man went to a special military operation zone, where on November 3, 2023, his life tragically ended.