The DNR was killed by the Deputy Chairman of the Public Chamber of the Altai Territory of
Relatives did not know what had happened to him and began their search, in particular through posts on social networks. "It disappeared after the shelling on July 10 near Shakhtarsk. Today, the status of" missing missing. In a comment to the TASS, the Chairman of the Public Chamber Yuri Shamkov confirmed that Novikov was recognized among Shakhtarsk's dead during the DNR firing on July 10. Shamkov said that Novikov went to the DNR with a "volunteer mission" for the first time. Amic.
ru, citing a source in the Public Chamber, reported that Novikov was several times in the war zone as a "volunteer". He often had problems with communication. Novikov served in 1987-1989 in the USSR Airborne Troops, in particular in Afghanistan. From 1990 to 2002 he participated in the war in the North Caucasus and other local conflicts, RBC reports.
We will remind that on July 12 the Armed Forces reported on the missile strike on the ammunition of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in occupied Shakhtarsk. According to the Ukrainian soldiers, all, except 1 castle of the 106th Division of the Airborne Troops, were killed. The blow was struck early on the morning of July 8, terrorists carried out partial evacuation from the city.