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| Putin honors soldier from viral Ukraine conflict knife combat | |
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| Corporal Andrey Grigoryev has been awarded the title ‘Hero of Russia’ for his actions in combat | Corporal Andrey Grigoryev has been awarded the title ‘Hero of Russia’ for his actions in combat |
| President Vladimir Putin has awarded the title ‘Hero of Russia’ to a soldier who defeated a Ukrainian servicemember in a brutal knife fight, a bodycam video of which went viral online. | |
| Andrey Grigoryev was decorated for “bravery and heroism” in combat, according to the presidential decree published on Saturday. | Andrey Grigoryev was decorated for “bravery and heroism” in combat, according to the presidential decree published on Saturday. |
| A corporal with the 39th Motorized Rifle Brigade, Grigoryev overpowered a Ukrainian soldier during a battle near the village of Trudovoye in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic. | A corporal with the 39th Motorized Rifle Brigade, Grigoryev overpowered a Ukrainian soldier during a battle near the village of Trudovoye in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic. |
| Although the incident took place in the autumn of 2024, the dramatic footage of the hand-to-hand combat to the death was only recently posted to social media. | |
| Although the opponent was physically stronger and wounded Grigoryev, the Russian soldier kept on fighting. | Although the opponent was physically stronger and wounded Grigoryev, the Russian soldier kept on fighting. |
| “It was clear to me that I was not going to surrender, that I would take at least one person to the grave [before dying myself]. This motivation helped me a lot to concentrate,” Grigoryev told RT earlier this month. | “It was clear to me that I was not going to surrender, that I would take at least one person to the grave [before dying myself]. This motivation helped me a lot to concentrate,” Grigoryev told RT earlier this month. |
| Grigoryev was born in Russia’s Siberian Sakha Republic and worked as a driver and a mechanic before enlisting in the army in April 2024. He is married with five children. | Grigoryev was born in Russia’s Siberian Sakha Republic and worked as a driver and a mechanic before enlisting in the army in April 2024. He is married with five children. |
| Sakha Governor Aysen Nikolayev met with Grigoryev on Saturday and gave him a new knife as a gift. “After that fight, Andrey had spent several days behind enemy lines. They neutralized several enemy soldiers, armored vehicles, and blew up an ammunition depot,” Nikolayev said. | Sakha Governor Aysen Nikolayev met with Grigoryev on Saturday and gave him a new knife as a gift. “After that fight, Andrey had spent several days behind enemy lines. They neutralized several enemy soldiers, armored vehicles, and blew up an ammunition depot,” Nikolayev said. |