Mikhail Lesnykh

Position Unknown - Major

Unit: Voronezh Battalion "Dnepr" (в/ч 95340)

Cargo ID: #1354

English Name: Mikhail Vladimirovich Lesnykh

Russian Name: Лесных Михаил Владимирович

Date of Birth: February 23, 1980 (age: 43 years)

Date of Death: June 18, 2023 (via Storm Shadow)

Place of Death: Rykovo, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine

On the night of June 18, 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked an elevator in the urban-type settlement of Rykovo using a Storm Shadow cruise missile. The detonation continued for several hours, thick smoke enveloped not only the settlement itself, but also the surrounding areas. As a result of the attack, 23 servicemen were killed.