Yevgeny Rodionov Military person

Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Rodionov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Родионов; 23 May 1977 - 23 May 1996) was a Russian soldier who was taken prisoner and later murdered in Chechen captivity for his refusal to convert to Islam and defect to the enemy side. The circumstances of his death have garnered him much admiration throughout Russia. Despite widespread popular veneration he has not been glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church as a New Martyr due to lack of evidence about his death.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 23, 1977
Birth place	Soviet Union , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , Kuznetsky District Penza Oblast
Date of death	May 23, 1996
Place of death	Chechnya , Russia