Alexei Smirnov

Chief of Communications - Lieutenant Colonel

Unit: 98th Guards Airborne Division, Western Military District

Previously:  331st Guards Parachute Regiment

Cargo ID: #246

Full Name: Alexei Leonidovich Smirnov

Russian Name: Смирнов Алексей Леонидович

Date of Birth: 30 December 1983 (age: 38 years)

Place of Birth: Zavrazhye village, Kostroma region, Russia.

Place of Death: Chistovodovka, Izium district, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Education: Ryazan Higher Military Command School

Awards: Order of Courage (ph.), Medal "Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd degree", and “For Military Valor.”, others under investigation

Previously Deployed: Syria