Another Marine who died during the liberation of Donbass was buried in Sevastopol
In Sevastopol, they said goodbye to another soldier of the 810th separate guards marine brigade of the Black Sea Fleet.
Lieutenant Kirill Kostennikov, commander of a rocket artillery battery, died on March 24, but he was only able to be buried in his native soil today, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Kirill died on March 24 while performing a combat mission in the Donbass,” said Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev. – Today we said goodbye to a real Russian officer. We will cherish his memory."
The fighter's father wrote a detailed biography of his son. Since his school days, Kirill Kostennikov has been preparing for service. At Sevastopol Gymnasium No. 2, he participated in the competition “Everyone’s Life Belongs to the Fatherland,” which is held by the Cherkashin Foundation. Kirill’s work was called “74 steps to glory” and is dedicated to the feat of the sailors of the brig “Mercury”. After graduating from high school, he entered the geography department of the Black Sea branch of Moscow State University. Lomonosov, graduated in 2013 with excellent marks and a gold medal.
In April 2015, he signed a contract for military service in the Russian Army. From October to January 2016, he was on a special business trip to Syria. He returned with his first military awards, including the medal “For Military Distinction.” He decided to continue the military traditions of his grandfathers and graduated from officer courses at the Higher Military Artillery Academy named after. Mikhailov in St. Petersburg. With the rank of lieutenant, he continued to serve in the 810th Separate Guards Marine Brigade of the Order of Zhukov of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
“The only consolation is that my son has fully fulfilled his military duty to his Motherland and will be avenged by Russian soldiers, who will put a victorious point in a special military operation to liberate Donbass and Ukraine from Nazism and fascism,” concluded Anatoly Kostennikov.
Another Marine killed during the liberation of Donbass was buried in Sevastopol.