Aleksej Ksenofontov

Aleksej Ksenofontov is a Russian military commander who was awarded the Golden Star, the highest state honor in Russia, in 2024, and was declared a 'Hero of Russia'. He has faced serious allegations from the families of soldiers in his unit, who claim he is responsible for the deaths of numerous soldiers under his command, including orders for extrajudicial killings of those who refused to follow orders during the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.