Regiment Deputy Commander - Major

Unit: 328th Guards Airborne Regiment, 104th Guards Air Assault Division, Russian Airborne Forces (VDV)

Cargo ID: #1263

English Name: Denis Vasilyevich Koksharov

Russian Name: Кокшарова Дениса Васильевича

Education: Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School

Date of Birth: January 17, 1992 (age: 32 years)

Place of Birth: Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Date of Death: February 21, 2024

Place of Death: Podo-Kalinovka Training Grounds, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine (via HIMARS, directly on the other side of the Oleshky Sands National Park from Kherson)

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It was reported by Russian sources that approximately 60 other paratroopers were killed in the strike.

Awards:
Order of Courage (ph.),
Order of Courage (x2),
Medal "For Military Valor" 2nd Class,
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 3rd Class,
Medal "For Participation in the Military Parade on Victory Day",
Badge "For Merit" of Servicemen of the Airborne Forces,
Badge "Officer Master Class",
Badge "Parachutist Instructor",
Badge "Graduation from a Higher Education Institution",
Badge "Guard"

4th year Cadet of the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School named after V.F. Margelova Denis Koksharov won the title of Russian champion in army hand-to-hand combat, reports the regional Ministry of Youth Policy, Physical Culture and Sports. (2013)

Denis and Khushkadam Zavurbekov

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