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It was in August 2008 ...

In Tskhinvali, the fierce fighting, many houses have been destroyed or covered by fire, in the city center are already Georgian tanks. Tbilisi reports about the fact that a large part of the territory of South Ossetia "liberated" and placed under the control of the power structures of Georgia. Executive power in the breakaway republic of proposed transfer Dmitri Sanakoyev, whose RSO considered a traitor. Russian Defense Ministry said that the spilled blood will not go unanswered.

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Myl'nikov Sergey A. - tank commander 141st tank battalion of the 19th Voronezh-Shumlinskoy Red Banner Order of Suvorov and Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Army of the North Caucasus Military District, Sgt.
Born on February 8, 1986 in the city of Sverdlovsk (now - Ekaterinburg) Sverdlovsk region. Russian. From the family of workers. In 2003 he graduated from high school number 44 in Yekaterinburg. He studied at one of the colleges of Yekaterinburg in "programmer."



In October 2006, he was called Chkalovsky military enlistment office in Yekaterinburg for military service in the Russian Armed Forces. He served in a tank unit training in Elan, then - in the 19th Motorized Rifle Division of the North Caucasian Military District in Vladikavkaz. In early 2008, he wrote a report on the conclusion of a contract for military service.



The battalion task force under the command of the commander of a tank company of Captain Yu.Yakovleva August 8, 2008 entered into South Ossetia to stop the genocide of the Ossetian population. When approaching Tskhinvali on August 9th battalion task force, which included moving the tank commander Sergeant S.A.Mylnikov, he was attacked by superior enemy forces. During reflection attacks sergeant S.A.Mylnikovym 3 armored vehicle was destroyed (BTR and BMP).



Directly in the street fighting in Tskhinvali, with the task to unlock surrounded by a battalion of Russian peacekeepers K.A.Timermana lieutenant colonel, the crew of the T-72 under the command of Sergeant S.A.Mylnikova destroyed 2 tanks and light armored units 3. By its actions, the tankers (of 4 tanks) to a breakthrough surrounded peacekeepers and saved them from destruction.



However, the end of the brutal street fighting could not be seen. Georgian artillery and tanks fired furiously positions of Russian peacekeepers. Tank Sergeant S.A.Mylnikova acted as nomadic fire means. Moving back and forth, it is well-aimed fire hit the manpower and equipment of the enemy. The car has received four direct hits (two guns and two infantry combat vehicles from RPGs). In the end, the crew left the damaged tank, which already ended ammunition. Ring around town peacekeepers compressed. The Georgians shot our position from a distance of 40 meters. Reinforcements on their way to help peacekeepers stopped the enemy just a few hundred meters away. In these circumstances, the battalion commander K.A.Timerman decided to retreat towards our troops. However, under fierce fire it was impossible. The enemy attacked continuously. Then S.A.Mylnikov sergeant returned to his tank and damaged at maximum speed sent an unarmed tank toward the advancing enemy. In the ranks of Georgians there was panic, got in the way of the tank over 20 Georgians fled, leaving their fighting positions. This allowed the Russian peacekeeping battalion in this place organized to break through to her, having taken out the wounded and the dead.



Presidential Decree of 19 September 2008 for courage and heroism in the performance of military duty in South Ossetia, Sergey A. Mylnikov sergeant was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation, with the award of the mark of special distinction - "Gold Star".

In October 2008 he was transferred to the reserve. He returned to Ekaterinburg. In December 2008, he entered the Ural State Technical University.



Since 2010, member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.



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