In this photo released by the DPR Head Denis Pushilin's Press Office, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko, left, and Head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin attend the unveiling ceremony of the monument to Hero of Russia and DPR Vladimir Zhoga in Volnovakha, Donetsk People's Republic, Russia. Commander of DPR reconnaissance battalion Sparta Colonel Vladimir Zhoga was mortally wounded in 2022 while covering civilians during their evacuation from the town of Volnovakha in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine.
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- Package: Russia DPR Zhoga Monument
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Human Interest
- Location: Volnovakha, Donetsk People's Republic, Russia
- Event date: 31.10.2025
- Date published: 02.11.2025
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Press service of DPR head Denis Pushilin
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 6316x4913px, 12.5Mb
- Job-ID: b3877ae8d9a9a390