Regiment Commander - Colonel

Unit: 108th Guards Air Assault Regiment, 7th Guards Mountain Airborne Assault Division, Southern Military District

Cargo ID: #447

Call Sign: "Legion" (Легион)

Full Name: Vitaly Vladimirovich Sukuev

Russian Name: Сукуев Виталий Владимирович

Date of Birth: 6 June, 1979 (age: 43 years)

Place of Birth: Nizhny Burgaltai village, Dzhidinsky district, Buryatia, Russia

Place of Death: Kherson Area (Explosion due to Anti Tank Mine)

Registered Address: Russia, Buryatia, Ulan-Ude, Vagzhanova Microdistrict, Divisionnaya Street, 742 (3rd section), apt. 37

Education: Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School (2004); Combined Arms Academy of Russian Armed Forces

Awards: HOR, 2x Order of Courage, Medal of Courage, Medal of Suvrov, Medal "For Distinction in Combat", 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 Operation in Syria", Medal "Participant of the Counter-Terrorist Operation in the Caucasus"

Detailed Service History:

  • 10.1997-11.1997 - behind the state military unit 71179 GRAU MO11.
  • 1997-01.1998 - shooter military unit 71179 GRAU MO01.
  • 1998 - 06.1998 - shooter military unit 71179 GRAU MO06.
  • 1998 - 11.1998 - Department commander military unit 71179 GRAU MO
  • 11.1998 - 10.2000 - Deputy platoon commander military unit 71179 GRAU MO
  • 10.2000 - 08.2001 - Deputy Platoon commander Military unit 44286 SibVO
  • 08.2001 - 06.2004 - cadet of Omsk Tank Engineering Institute,SibVO
  • 06.2004 - 09.2002 - Platoon commander of the maintenance and repair company 769 of the central Tank reserve base, SibVO
  • 09.2004 - 09.2006 - commander of the repair and restoration company
  • 09.2006 - 02.2007 - Head of the Storage Department of the Storage Department (tank reserve) 769 of the central tank reserve base, SibVO
  • 02.2007 - 07.2007 - enlisted at the disposal of the head of the 769 central tank reserve base, Siberian Military District
  • 07.2007 - 01.2008 - commander of the reconnaissance platoon 1198 separate reconnaissance battalion (mountain) 33 separate motorized rifle brigade (mountain), North Caucasus Military District
  • 01.2008 - 05. 2009 -commander of the reconnaissance company 1198 separate reconnaissance battalion of the 33rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (mountain) Army, North Caucasus Military District
  • 05.2009 - 10.2009 - Commander of the reconnaissance company (mountain) of the reconnaissance battalion (mountain) of the 33rd separate reconnaissance brigade, 58 Combined Arms Army (operational command), North Caucasus Military District
  • 10.2009 - 11.2010 - Commander of the reconnaissance company (mountain) of the reconnaissance battalion (mountain) of the 33rd separate reconnaissance brigade(mountain), North Caucasus Military District
  • 11.2010 - 06.2011 - Chief of Staff - Deputy Commander reconnaissance battalion (mountain) 33 separate reconnaissance brigade (mountain), southern military district
  • 06.2011 - 12.2013 - Chief of Staff - Deputy Commander of the reconnaissance battalion (mountain) 33 separate motorized rifle brigade (mountain) 49 Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District
  • 12.2013 - 01.2015 - commander of the reconnaissance battalion (mountain) of the separate motorized rifle brigade (mountain) of the 49th Combined arms Army, Southern Military District
  • 01.2015 - 03.2015 - senior officer of the 4th directorate (reserve formations of motorized rifle troops) of the 12th Command, Southern Military District.
  • 03.2015 - 12.2016 - Senior officer of the 4th Directorate (reserve formations of motorized rifle troops) of the 12th Command, Southern Military District
  • 12.2016 - 10.2017 - Commander of the reconnaissance battalion of the 7th GuardsAirborne Division (mountain), Southern Military District
  • 11.2019 - 04.2022 - Deputy Commander of the 108 Guards Airborne Assault Division (mountain), Southern Military District
  • 04.2022 - 09.2022 - Commander of the 108 Guards Air Assault Regiment of the 7th Guards Airborne Assault Division (mountain), Southern Military District.

Participated in combat operations:

  • North Caucasus region of the Russian Federation - from 02.06.2017 - 30.06.2017, 01.07.2017 - 07.07.2017, 15.12.2017 - 20.02.2018;
  • Syrian Arab Republic - from 27.04.2020 - 04.08.2020.

Passport Information: Series 7911 № 616466, issued 12.11.2011 by the center of Federal Migration Service of Russia in Maykop city of Adygea

INN (Tax ID): 030402040130

Social Media: VK.com (deleted), OK.ru (deleted)

Guard Colonel Vitaly Sukuev was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation. On December 19, the Golden Star of the Hero of Russia was handed over to the family and friends of Vitaly Sukuev.
The family of the Hero of Russia Vitaly Sukuev took part in the program “Ours”
His mother Lyubov Shirapovna, his sister Svetlana and his wife (widow) Yulia and their children visited Moscow to take part in a television show with Dmitry Kharatyan.
Plaque opened March 1, 2023, Raevskaya, Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai.
The family of the Hero of Russia who died in the Northern Military District zone found his diary:
“I decided to defend the Russian world. Although this sounds comical, because he himself is Asian with narrow eyes. But I have enough Russian spirit! There were guys who told me: “Why do you need this? You will die for nothing, and in a couple of years no one will remember.” It happens that I say to myself in my spare time after some kind of mix-up, when I’m analyzing the battle: “Vitaly, that’s enough!” But a couple of days pass, or even earlier, and everything starts again. Back into battle. This is my life!".
This is a note from a diary - a participant in a special military operation, Hero of Russia from Buryatia Vitaly Sukuev, wrote it directly on his phone.

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