@kornets_operator9m113: Hero Guards Major Ivan Yuryevich Budkin 🫡 | (November 26, 1987 – May 22, 2022) was a career officer in the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) who served as the Chief of Staff of the 2nd Battalion of the 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment, a component of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division based in Pskov. Born in Danilov, Yaroslavl Oblast, Budkin pursued a military career from an early age, enrolling in the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School, from which he graduated in 2011. Following his commissioning, he initially served as a reconnaissance platoon commander within the 31st Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade. During his career, he accumulated operational experience in the Donbas conflict starting in 2014, where he operated alongside his brother, also a VDV serviceman. At the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Major Budkin was deployed to the northern front as part of the initial offensive operations toward Kyiv. His unit was actively engaged in combat operations across the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kyiv sectors, specifically within the vicinity of Bucha. Following the subsequent Russian strategic realignment to eastern Ukraine, his battalion was relocated to the Donbas theater. On May 22, 2022, Major Budkin was killed in action during an engagement while overseeing the evacuation of wounded personnel. For his military service and actions during the deployment, he was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, which was presented to his family in April 2023. #ZOV #russia #ukrainewar #hostomel #гостомельскийдесант🇷🇺

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