Evgeny Epov
Hero of the Russian Federation
About Evgeny Epov
Lived 1988 – 2012 (aged 23).
Evgeny Yurevich Epov (; 4 October 1988 — 27 January 2012) was a sergeant of the MVD Spetsnaz who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation.
On 27 January 2012 Epov was killed in battle in Kizlyarsky District, Dagestan. During the battle, a militant threw a grenade that landed near his unit. He jumped onto it, shielding other soldiers from injury. Three other soldiers died in the battle.
He was buried on February 3, 2012, at the cemetery of the village of Milgidun in Chernyshevsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, where his mother, Valentina Ivanovna Kozhukhovskaya, resides.
On October 4, 2012, a monument to Yevgeny Epov was unveiled near the school in his native village of Milgidun.
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Who was Evgeny Epov?
Hero of the Russian Federation (1988–2012)
When was Evgeny Epov born?
Evgeny Epov was born on 4 October 1988 in Chernyshevsky District.
When did Evgeny Epov die?
Evgeny Epov died on 27 January 2012 in Kizlyarsky District.
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