On March 3, 2022, Major Azamat Kusenovich Alinov, commander of the Special Operations Company of the 3rd Special Brigade of the GRU (Unit 21208), was killed during special military operations in Ukraine.
He was born on August 23, 1986 in the village of Mariyanovka, Omsk region. After graduating from the local military school, he entered the Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School, where he graduated with honors. In 2010, he was assigned to the 3rd Special Brigade, where he became the commander of the Special Forces.
He was a participant in the return operation in Crimea in 2014 and a veteran of military operations in Syria. During his service, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Fatherland, 1st class, the Order of Merit of the Fatherland, 2nd class, the Suvorov Medal, the Medal for "Distinguished Military Service", the Medal for Bravery, the Crimean Return Medal, the Medal for "Participation in Military Operations in Syria".
He died on March 3, 2022 from multiple shrapnel wounds as a result of a mortar attack. Major Alinov leaves behind his wife and two children in Omsk.