Russian Armed Forces soldier twice called himself to fire from Grads, saving his colleagues. Captain Oleg Pivovarov was awarded the Gold Star of the Hero of Russia.

Previously, fighters of the tank division of the West group of forces were awarded in the Northern Military District zone. Engineers from the Center group also received awards for clearing mines in the northern part of the country. The serviceman himself spoke about this in a video message published on the Telegram channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense.