Brigade Deputy Commander - Lieutenant Colonel

Unit: 11th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade, Southern Military District
Serving with: 6th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, 2nd Guards Army Corps, 8th Guards Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District

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Killed in a HIMARS strike on the command post of the 6th Separate Cossack Motor Rifle Regiment (6SCMRR) of the LPR's 2nd Army Corps. He was attached to this unit since the first day of the war, though he was still officially a part of the 11th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade.

To further confuse the matter, in January 2023 the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that all LPR/DPR units would be incorporated into the Russian Armed Forces. During this process, the 2nd Army Corps was renamed the 2nd Guards Army Corps and became subordinate to the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army. The 6SCMRR was renamed to the 6th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (6SGMRB), and remained a part of the 2nd Guards Army Corps.

Cargo ID: #282

Full Name: Alexander Vyacheslavovich Smirnov

Russian Name: Смирнов Александр Вячеславович

Awards:
LPR Order of Cossack Valor 2nd Class;
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 1st Class;
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 2nd Class;
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 3rd Class;
Medal "Participant of the Military Maneuvers - Vostok 2018";
Medal "For Participation in the Military Parade on Victory Day";
Badge "Officer Master Class";
Badge "Parachutist";
Badge "Graduation from a Higher Education Institution";
Badge "Guard"