A senior representative of the Federal District in the Far East, Oleg Kozhmyaku, presented the family of the late Guardsman, Lt. Col. Nariman Shikaliev, with the Gold Star Medal of the Hero of Russia and a presidential certificate.
"President, Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin awarded the highest title of Hero of Russia to Marine Colonel Nariman Shikaliev.
He awarded the Hero's Gold Star to the Nariman family.
He was my close friend, comrade in arms with the commander of the legendary 155th Marine Guard Division of the Pacific Fleet, Mikhail Gudkov. We worked together on business trips to the Donbass, and Nariman's reliable shoulder was always nearby.
Nariman Shikaliev died during the liberation of the Kursk region. He will forever remain in our hearts as a true defender of the Motherland, a true patriot of Russia, a worthy son of Dagestan! " said Oleg Kozhmyaku.
Guards lieutenant colonel Nariman Shikaliev died in July of last year in the battles on the land of Kursk along with Hero of Russia Major General Mikhail Gudkov.