Position Unknown - Major

Unit: Unknown Naval Brigade
Previously: 14th Missile Division, 27th Guards Missile Army, Strategic Missile Forces, Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD)

Cargo ID: #1222

English Name: Sergey Vladimirovich Solomko

Russian Name: Соломко Сергей Владимирович

Date of Birth: February 11, 1972 (age: 51 years)

Place of Birth: Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Place of Death: Kurdiumivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Awards:
Order of Courage (ph.),
Badge "Officer 2nd Class",
Badge "Graduation from a Higher Education Institution",
Badge "Guard"

From July 26 to July 30, 2021, the final stage of the competition “For field training of officers of the Strategic Missile Forces” was held at the branch of the Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces named after Peter the Great (Moscow region, Serpukhov).
The goals of the competition, held every two years, are to promote the importance of combat training and professionalism of a missile officer, stimulate the interest of officers in deepening their military theoretical level and improving practical skills in managing units.
The competition program included testing practical skills and theoretical knowledge in a number of disciplines. The officers complied with standards for fire, physical, technical, tactical and special training.
The participants also overcame a fire-assault zone, demonstrated their terrain navigation skills, and held a master class on extreme driving of special equipment on the autodrome.
During the final part of the competition among officers serving on mobile ground missile systems, the top three winners were Major Sergei Solomko (Yoshkar-Ola Missile Formation), Major Alexander Stulikov (Tagil Missile Formation) and Major Vladimir Kleptsov (Teykovsky Missile Formation).
Among the officers serving at silo-based missile systems, the best result was shown by Major Alexander Dyatlov (Kozel Missile Formation). The second and third places were taken, respectively, by Lieutenant Colonel Evgeny Astakhov (Uzhur Missile Formation) and Major Valentin Umaraleev (Tatishchev Missile Formation).  

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