Andrey Lisunov

Battalion Commander - Major

Unit: 1st Tank Battalion, 291st Motor Rifle Regiment, 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, 58th Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District

On March 9, 2022, while traveling on the first combat vehicle to the next mission in the Zaporizhya direction, he was ambushed. In order to save the people, he reported the situation, commanded a retreat and covered the withdrawal of his troops with oncoming fire on the enemy from a combat vehicle. However, the enemy hit the turret of the major's tank with one of the shots from an anti-tank guided missile. He sent the crew to a safe distance. In the meantime, he himself engaged in a shooting battle with the enemy, as a result of which he died heroically.

Cargo ID: #182

Full Name: Andrey Sergeevich Lisunov

Russian Name: Лисунов Андрей Сергеевич

Awarded: Order of Courage (ph.)

Date of Birth: March 14, 1987 (age: 34 years and 360 days)

Place of Birth: Novopavlovsk, Stavropol Territory, Russia

Place of Death: Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine (ATGM)

Education: Chelyabinsk Tank Military Institute, Kazan Higher Tank Military Command School (2008)

Awards: Order of Courage (ph.), Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 3rd Class, Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 2nd Class, Medal "For Military Valor" 2nd Class, Medal "For Participation in the Military Parade on Victory Day", Medal "Participant of the Military Operation in Syria", Jubilee Medal "For 20 Years of the 58th Combined Arms Army", Officer 2nd Class

Previously Deployed: Caucasus, Syria

After graduation, the young lieutenant was sent for further service to the Vladikavkaz garrison, where he spent a further 12 years of service, which brought Andrei closer to Ossetia. Here he went from platoon commander to tank battalion commander.