Serhiy Kokurin

Serhiy Kokurin Сергій Кокурін
Born	(1978-01-01)1 January 1978 Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	18 March 2014(2014-03-18) (aged 36) Simferopol, Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukraine
Service/branch	Ukrainian Army
Years of service	1997–2014
Rank	Praporshchik
Battles/wars	Russo-Ukrainian War Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation 2014 Simferopol incident  †
Awards	Order For Courage 3rd grade (posthumously)
Children	2

Serhiy Viktorovych Kokurin (Ukrainian: Сергій Вікторович Кокурін; Russian: Сергей Викторович Кокурин; 1 January 1978 – 18 March 2014)^[1] was a Ukrainian soldier who was shot dead during an assault on a Ukrainian military base in Simferopol.^[1] He was the first soldier killed during the Russo-Ukrainian War.