In the telephone conversation, the President once again gave the highest praise to the heroes of the 6th Airborne Company, noting that this feat would be remembered in Russia forever.
Lidiya Yevtyukhina keeps in touch with all those who lost their relatives in that glorious battle, coordinates assistance, fulfils various requests of the families of the fallen soldiers, and has been doing this voluntarily for a very long time now. Vladimir Putin has repeatedly communicated with the woman and maintains warm relations with her.
On March 1, 2000, during the counter-terror operation in the North Caucasus, soldiers of the 6th Airborne Company of the Order of Kutuzov Red Banner 104th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment of the 76th Airborne Division under the command of Mark Yevtyukhin engaged in an unequal battle with a large illegal armed group. The heavy battle lasted more than 15 hours. As 90 men held off the onslaught of 2,500 militants, 84 paratroopers were killed.