The missing holder of the Order of Courage, father of many children, Andrei Shinkarenko from the Volgograd region, died in battle in the Kursk region. This was reported by the V1.ru portal.

The missing father of many Volgograd children died in the battle in the Kursk region

According to the newspaper, the 43-year-old man was last contacted in October last year, after which he began to be listed as missing.

His friend said that Shinkarenko participated in anti-terrorism operations in the North Caucasus, and since 2014 he has been defending Donbass, for which he was awarded the Order “For Military Merit”.

The deceased left behind three children. Shinkarenko will be buried in his small hometown in the Pskov region.

In October, it was reported that the father of 14 children, including 11 minors, from Tatarstan, Avraham Melech, died in the area of ​​special military operations. This person signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense in July 2024.

And in May, it was reported that the father of 10 children from Buryatia, Anatoly Rinchinov, died in the Northern Military District.