Spetsnaz Sniper Commander - Major
Unit: Sniper Group, Special Operations Center Senezh
Cargo ID: #754
English Name: Vladimir Sergeevich Barakhtenko
Russian Name: Барахтенко Владимир Сергеевич
Date of Birth: December 6, 1989 (age: 32 years)
Place of birth: Ust-Kut, Irkutsk region, Russia
Education: Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School
In his free time, he continued to play hockey. From 2017 to 2022, he played in the night hockey league of the Moscow region as a forward in the teams “Industrials” ( Lobnya ), “Sokol” ( Krasnogorsk ) and “Rusichi” ( Zelenograd
Height: 180 centimeters
Weight: 77 kg
Grip: Left
Awards: Hero of Russia (ph.); Order of Courage (x2); Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 1st Class, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 2nd Class; Medal "For Courage"; Medal "For Military Valor" 2nd 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"; Officer 1st Class; Badge "Instructor Skydiver 100 Jumps Star"
Previously Deployed: Syria
“For all of us, he was like the sun, like a friend who always... A real person. A man with a capital letter, a man, a father. And a friend who was always there, at any moment and could always call him. He always responded and helped. How to characterize: there were very great, sincere, human qualities. We communicated from the day we entered, how we met until the end. And now, unfortunately, he is no longer with us,” said Vladimir Barakhtenko’s close friend Suren Tazayan .
School No. 26 in Blagoveshchensk will be named after its graduate, Hero of Russia Vladimir Barakhtenko.A friend of the hero, graduates and command staff of DVOKU came up with such an initiative. Vladimir Sergeevich Barakhtenko died heroically while performing a combat mission during a special military operation.
“After his death, we decided that it was necessary to perpetuate the memory of our friend. Vladimir Sergeevich was a worthy son of our Fatherland, a man with a capital M, a good father and a loyal friend who was always ready to respond and help at any moment.
