Mark Yevtyukhin | |
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Native name | Марк Евтюхин |
Nickname(s) | Marik |
Born | Yoshkar-Ola, Mari ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR | 1 May 1964
Died | 1 March 2000 Height 776.0, Istykort, Chechnya, Russian Federation | (aged 35)
Allegiance | Russia |
Service/ | Airborne Troops |
Years of service | 1985–2000 |
Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit | 76th Guards Airborne Division |
Commands | 2nd Battalion of 6th Company |
Battles/wars | Battle for Height 776.0 |
Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
Mark Nikolayevich Yevtyukhin (Russian: Марк Никола́евич Евтю́хин, 1 May 1964 – 1 March 2000) was a Russian Lieutenant-Colonel and Commander of the Pskov-based 2nd Battalion (listing among others the 6th Company), 104th Guards Airborne Regiment, 76th Guards Airborne Division,[1] who was killed in action during the Battle for Height 776.0[1] near Ulus-Kert, Chechnya. For his actions in that battle, he was posthumously honoured as a Hero of the Russian Federation.