Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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The Voin Center branch in Khabarovsk Krai has been named after Hero of Russia Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yan. Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yan is the commander of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Company of the Motorized Rifle Battalion of the 163rd Guards Tank Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District and a Guards Senior Lieutenant.
From August 17, 2022, as part of his unit, he took part in a special military operation, demonstrating courage and heroism.
On January 21, 2023, during the liberation of Maryinka, he demonstrated excellent leadership skills and decisively assisted the advance of his units. As a result, he advanced 80 meters into enemy defenses within a day and consolidated his positions. While personally leading an assault group, he was caught in the line of fire of an enemy sniper, resulting in his death.
The Voin Center was established by order of the President of Russia on December 1, 2022. Its mission is to train a new generation of patriots who love their homeland and know how to defend it.
The center's branches operate in 21 regions of Russia, covering all federal districts and historical territories. The center runs over 35 unique educational programs outside of school hours at schools, technical schools, colleges, and universities in the following areas: first aid and tactical medicine, firearms, tactical, and engineering training, the use of unmanned aerial systems, communications, survival, and reconnaissance.
Since its inception, the center has trained over 112,000 cadets, including over 58,000 in 2025.
Around 400 instructors, including those from the Russian Combat Sniping Federation, are involved in training cadets.
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