The authorities in Alexandrov called a soldier who stepped on his own mine "our protector."

In the city of Aleksandrov, Vladimir region, authorities have established "Our Defenders" banners honoring veterans of the war with Ukraine with the call signs "Budulai," "Maestro," and "Woody." The district administration chief is not disclosing the real names of the soldiers.

Vladimir edition of "Tenet" identified One of the soldiers, "Budulai." This is Viktor Lepilkin, who worked as a janitor at a kindergarten before the war. He is known for volunteering to fight in Ukraine for over six months, and actively wrote about it on social media. He is also currently hospitalized, having been blown up by his own POM-2 "Otek" antipersonnel fragmentation mine.