Alexander Tyukavkin

Battalion Commander - Lieutenant Colonel

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English Name: Alexander Andreyevich Tyukavkin

Russian Name: Тюкавкин Александр Андреевич

Date of Birth: January 6, 1983 (age: 40 years)

Place of Birth: Dosatui, Priargunsky district, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Place of Death: Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Education: Moscow Higher Military Command School; Kursk Far Eastern Ussuriysk Suvorov Military School

For a year and a half in Ukraine he commanded a battalion. “He didn’t hide behind people’s backs, always at the most difficult points,” a colleague says about him. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Tyukavkin died on the night of October 27, 2023, in the Bakhmut direction. Posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. This is the seventh award for years of service. He was buried in Krasnokamensk.

Awards: Order of Courage (ph.), Medal "For Military Valor" 2nd Class, Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 3rd Class, Medal "Participant in a Special Military Operation", 2 medals under investigation, Badge "Officer 3rd Class", Badge "Guard", Badge "Graduation from a Higher Education Institution"
(note: the Guard and Education badges should be swapped - the portrait photoshopper was careless and placed them in the incorrect order)