Vyacheslav Demidenko, a 19-year-old native of Kaliningrad, who served as a sailor on the cruiser Aurora, drowned on the Bolshaya Nevka. Rescuers found his body near the Sampsonievsky bridge, writes fontanka.
The soldier disappeared in the area of the bridge in the early morning of 11 August. The sailors were advancing from the Military Medical Academy towards the cruiser, which stood on the Petrogradskaya embankment. One of them was in the water.
According to AZHUR sources, the call to the 112 service was received around 8:00 Moscow time.
The young man was searched unsuccessfully during the first day, at night the searches were stopped, but resumed the next morning. Divers participated in the search, the bottom was scanned with an echo sounder. The body was found only on the third day.
Criminal proceedings were brought under Article 110 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Instigation of Suicide”).
Military investigators question colleagues and relatives. The sailor’s family confiscated his old phone.
“According to the personal file he is perfect”
The soldiers’ mother, Natalia Demidenko, does not believe the version of her son’s suicide and his conversation with Fontanka expressed confidenceIt means an accident has occurred. He said that before Vyacheslav got on the cruiser, he went through a professional selection, which, among other things, included psychological tests. Its performance in stress resistance is one of the highest.
The commander also describes the sailor as a “great guy.” All reviews from colleagues are also only positive. None of the recruits reported any conflicts on the team.
“You see, getting on the cruiser Aurora is equivalent to a presidential regiment. The captain personally comes to Kronstadt, gets acquainted with personal matters: who are the parents, where education is not inferior to technical. First of all, they pass psychological tests and this test showed that it has the first category in terms of resilience to stress. The inspector told me yesterday: “From the personal file, he is an ideal boy,” the woman said of her son.
He last met with Vyacheslav on August 6th. He did not tell her about any problems or conflicts. “He told us that he was bored. Well, of course, they miss there, they are children. And the girl stayed here with her, ”added Natalia.
cousin of the deceased said “Gazette.Ru”, which considers this tragedy an accident.
“What they are telling about suicide at the moment is not about him. I think it’s a coincidence. There could have been many options, but he certainly would not have done it on purpose. Vyacheslav is an ordinary guy who has no problems. Everything is fine in the family. And he can always stand up for himself, “he emphasized .
“He wanted to serve, immediately after graduation he went to the army. Prepared in July. The oath was to be made on August 21,” added Demidenko’s brother.
After the 9th grade, the young man went to receive technical education at the Baltic Federal University named after Immanuel Kant. He defended his diploma with excellent grades. He was summoned in the summer of 2022 and was appointed as the on-duty squad shooter in St. Sent to St. Petersburg. “July 5 was the presentation of diplomas, and on the 11th he was drafted into the army,” said Demidenko’s mother.