Alexander Bobrov

Division Commander - Lieutenant Colonel

Unit: Minesweeper Division, 184th Brigade of Ships, Novorossiysk Naval Base

Cargo ID: #165

Full Name: Alexander Yurievich Bobrov

Russian Name: Бобров Александр Юрьевич

Date of Birth: July 7, 1985 ( age: 36 years)

Place of Birth: Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine

Awarded: Merit to the Fatherland 2nd Degree, For Military Valor, 2nd degree, Order of Courage (ph.)

Alexander Bobrov, who died in a battle with a sabotage and reconnaissance group of Ukrainian nationalists while carrying out tasks to clear mines in the waters of the port of Mariupol.

In Sevastopol, in secondary school No. 48, a memorial plaque was unveiled to a participant in a special military operation, commander of a minesweeper division of the Novorossiysk naval base, captain 2nd rank Alexander Bobrov.

By decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Captain 2nd Rank Alexander Yuryevich Bobrov was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.

The ceremony was attended by the officer's relatives, representatives of local government bodies, military personnel of the water protection unit of the Novorossiysk naval base, teachers and school students.

To the sounds of the orchestra of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, a memorial plaque to Captain 2nd Rank Alexander Bobrov was unveiled on the facade of the educational institution.

The ceremony ended with the passage of the Black Sea Fleet honor guard company.