Photo: still from the video “The Ice Is Melting” ” from the group “Mushrooms”.
The head of the Komi Republic, Vladimir Uyba, reported on his page on the VKontakte network about the death during a special military operation of Private Denis Stepanov from Ukhta, who served as an auxiliary grenade launcher in the rifle squad.
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At the same time, journalists found out that we are talking about Denis from Ukhta, who at one time became famous thanks to the video “The Ice Is Melting” by the Ukrainian group “Mushrooms”. To date, this clip has been viewed 268 million times on the Internet.
The Mushrooms group inserted an interview with Denis at the beginning of the clip, which was filmed back in the 1990s. After that, Denis as a teenager told the correspondent his love story.
The governor's message also talks about the death of Sgt. Ruslan Rochev from the village of Vizinga, who served as a machine gunner in a marine unit. .