Battalion Commander - Lieutenant Colonel

Unit: 56th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment, 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division, Southern Military District

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Lieutenant Colonel Sharshavov was the final commander of the 171st Separate Air Assault Battalion. In December 2021, the 171st was absorbed into the reformed the 56th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment.

Cargo ID: #85

Call Sign: "Dad" (Батя)

Full Name: Aleksey Vasilyevich Sharshavov

Russian Name: Шаршавов Алексей Васильевич

Date of Birth: 1985 (age: 37 years)

Education: Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School

Place of Death: Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine

He was an officer with a capital letter, he knew every serviceman by name, knew everyone’s problem and always tried to solve it. His doors were always open, we could always rely on him.

He was restrained, modest, his words did not diverge from his deeds. In the air defense zone, we always walked ahead of the battalion, knowing that our “Dad” was ahead, we went on the attack confidently, without doubt.

He was a Commander with a capital C and was simply a father figure to the soldiers.