Brigade Commander - Colonel

Unit: Unknown Motorized Rifle Brigade

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Promoted to Colonel on September 4th, Received his Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 2nd Class on September 7th, and was killed on September 8th.

Cargo ID: #1165

Call Sign: "Ermak" (Ермак)

English Name: Andrei Valeryevich Kolpakov

Russian Name: Колпаков Андрей Валерьевич

Date of Birth: November 18, 1980 (age 42 years)

Lived in: Grachevka (Grachevsky district)

Education: Chelyabinsk Tank Institute (Graduated 1993)

Awards:
Order of Courage
Medal of Suvorov
Medal "For Military Valor" 1st Class
Medal "For Military Valor" 2nd Class
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 2nd Class
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 3rd Class
Medal "For Participation in the Military Parade on Victory Day"
Medal "For the Return of Crimea"
two other medals under investigation
Badge "Officer 2nd Class"
Badge "Graduation from a Higher Education Institution"


He served in the army until 2015, After the start of the Invasion of Ukraine, the reserve Lieutenant Colonel volunteered to Invade Donbass.
Wife Elena
Valery Fedorovich