Lit candles. File photoTSKHINVAL, March 18South Ossetia said goodbye to Andrey Bakaev, a serviceman of the 58th Army of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, who died during a military special operation in Ukraine and was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, the presidential press service said in a statement. The leadership of the republic headed by President Anatoly Bibilov, former colleagues, relatives, friends, and members of the public came to say goodbye to Bakaev.
" in the line of duty during a special operation in Ukraine", the message says.
Bibilov expressed condolences to the family of the deceased. He noted that Andrei Bakaev is a representative of a generation that grew up in wartime. “For this generation, peaceful life began only in 2008. He was small when the war broke out in South Ossetia, and in the area where he grew up, the roar of automatic bursts did not stop. As a person who went through the wars of 2004 and 2008, Andrey decided not to stand aside. For such a decision, strength of mind and courage are needed,» the President said. He is survived by his wife and two children.
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