Ka-52 Navigator - Major

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Widely considered one of Russia's best helicopter pilots, flew over 600 combat Missions. The crew of "Boroda" had 6 Orders of Courage between them. Alexey's co-pilot "Siphon" is [Cargo ID #636].

Unit: 15th Army Aviation Brigade, 6th Air and Air Defense Army, Western Military District

Previously:

Cargo ID: #557

Call Sign: "Beard" (Борода)

Full Name: Alexey Yurievich Borovikov

Russian Name: Боровиков Алексей Юрьевич

Date of Birth: September 25, 1988 (age: 34 years)

Place of Birth: Tarko-Sale, Purvsky District, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Place of Death: Svatove area, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine (BUK reported)

Education: Chelyabinsk Higher Military Aviation School for Navigators (Graduated 2011)

Awards: Hero of Russia (ph.), Order of Courage x3, x1 (ph.), Medal "Nesterov", others under investigation

Previously Deployed: Syria

Telephone Numbers: +7-919-129-9463; +8-919-129-9463

Social Media: VK.com

Wife: Natalya Borovikova (VK.com) (Archive)

Children: Vladislav (born: October 10, 2014) and Milan (born: March 1, 2019)

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Video of Borovikov's last moments

Totally not a Nazi

Family Including Wife, children and parents receiving the Hero award from the Commander of the 6th Air and Air Defense Army Lieutenant General Oleg Makovetsky