Mark Yevtyukhin

Mark Yevtyukhin
Native name
Марк Евтюхин
Nickname(s)Marik
Born(1964-05-01)1 May 1964
Yoshkar-Ola, Mari ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died1 March 2000(2000-03-01) (aged 35)
Height 776.0, Istykort, Chechnya, Russian Federation
AllegianceRussia
Service/branchAirborne Troops
Years of service1985–2000
RankLieutenant-Colonel
Unit76th Guards Airborne Division
Commands2nd Battalion of 6th Company
Battles/warsBattle for Height 776.0
AwardsHero 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.

  1. ^ a b Blandy, C W (April 2002). Chechnya: Two Federal Disasters. Conflict Studies Research Centre. pp. 14–27. ISBN 1-903584-78-7. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011.

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