Magomed Nurbagandovich Nurbagandov (Russian: Магомед Нурбагандович Нурбагандов, January 9, 1985; Sergokala, Dagestan, USSR — 10 July 2016) was an employee of the Private Security of the Russian Guard [ru] for the city of Kaspiysk in the National Guard with the rank of police lieutenant. He was awarded the Hero of Russia posthumously in 2016.[1] He is also the author of the phrase "Work, brothers!", which became a common catchphrase in Russia.

Magomed Nurbagandov
BornJanuary 9, 1985
Sergokala, Republic of Dagestan, RSFSR, USSR
DiedJuly 10, 2016
Sergokala, Dagestan
Allegiance Russia
Service/branchNational Guard of Russia
RankImage: 50 pixels
Police Lieutenant
Battles/warsInsurgency in the North Caucasus
Awards
RelationsFather: Nurbagand Nurbagandov

Biography edit

Magomed Nurbagandov is a Dargin by nationality. Born in the village of Sergokala, he comes from the village of Urakhi in the Republic of Dagestan.

 
The parents of Magomed Nurbagandov with Vladimir Putin, September 22, 2016

Nurbagandov graduated from Lyceum № 2 with a gold medal in the village of Sergokala. He then graduated with honors from the Faculty of Law of Dagestan State University in Makhachkala.

He served as a legal consultant in the private security branch of the Directorate of the Federal Service for Foreign Affairs of Russia for the Republic of Dagestan in Kaspiysk.

Attack and death edit

On July 9, 2016, Nurbagandov and his relatives were relaxing in the forest near the village of Sergokala. In the morning, five armed men approached their tent and began waking up the campers. After a short verbal skirmish, Nurbagandov's cousin Abdurashid Nurbagandov was shot dead (posthumously awarded the Order of Courage[2]), after standing up for his young brother Arsen (survived), who was kicked by one of the attackers. Upon learning that Nurbagandov was a policeman, the attackers pushed him and his brother into the trunk of a car, drove away from the recreation area, and shot him.[3]

The attackers, who called themselves recruits of the "Islamic State," filmed everything that was happening on a mobile phone camera and later uploaded the video to an extremist website.

Subsequently, several militants from this group were killed and two were detained. When examining the bodies of the dead, the mobile phone that the videos were filmed on was found.[4] It became clear that the extremists published an edited version of the video online, where they had cut out Nurbagandov's last words. Before the murder, Nurbagandov was forced to call on his colleagues to leave work, but he instead said: "Work, brothers!" (Russian: Работайте, братья!).

On September 22, 2016 Nurbagandov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for showing courage and heroism in the line of duty.[1][5] At a meeting with Nurbagandov's parents, President Vladimir Putin called him a "true hero, and a true man, who under the threat of death, remained faithful to his oath, duty and to his people."

On August 16, 2017, the Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced Aziz Dzhamaludinov to 17 years in a corrective labor colony, a fine of 100,000 rubles as well as two years on probation for the murder of the Nurbagandov brothers.[6] On October 3, 2017, the North Caucasus District Military Court sentenced Artur Bekbolatov, who videotaped the murder of Nurbagandov, to 24 years in prison in a corrective labor colony, followed by two years on probation. Subsequently the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of Russia changed Bekbolatov's sentence to life imprisonment.[7] The rest of the participants in the massacre were eliminated during a special operation by the FSB in September 2016.

Memory edit

  • A monument was erected on the 7 year anniversary of his death on Abubakarov Street in Makhachkala, July 10, 2023.[8]
  • A central street in the village of Sergokala was named after Nurbagandov. Three memorial plates were also installed in the village of Sergokala. On December 27, 2018, a bust of Nurbagandov was installed in the central park of Sergokala.[9][10][11]
  • On November 10, 2016, by the Decree of the Head of the Chechen Republic a street was renamed in Nurbagandov's honor in Grozny[12] (formerly Olympiyskiy Proezd).
  • On November 26, 2016, a secondary school in Dibgalik in the Dakhadaevsky district of Dagestan was named after Nurbagandov.
  • At the end of May 2017, Nikolaev Street in Makhachkala was renamed after the Nurbagandov brothers.[13]
  • On May 25, 2017, a regional award [ru] was established in the Smolensk region and was named after Magomed Nurbagandov. The first award was given to Nurbagandov's family.[14]
  • On July 10, 2019, for the third anniversary of Nurbagandov's death, the Russian Post branch in Makhachkala issued 300,000 envelopes with his portrait.[15]
  • In 2020, Sergokalinsk secondary school № 2 was named after Nurbagandov.

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 20.12.2016 No. 695 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»". Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Дагестанский триллер - В трагедии, произошедшей в дагестанском селе Сергокала, виновны солдаты ИГИЛ?". kavkaz.versia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  4. ^ Hard molonlabe (2016-09-08). "Работайте, братья". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  5. ^ "Президент подписал Указ о присвоении звания Героя России (посмертно) Магомеду Нурбагандову". Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  6. ^ Вагабова С. (2017-08-16). "Обвиняемый в соучастии в убийстве братьев Нурбагандовых осуждён на 17 лет лишения свободы". chernovik.net. Черновик. Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  7. ^ "Апелляционное определение Верховного суда РФ от 18 января 2018 г. № 205-АПУ17-45". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  8. ^ "Monument to Hero of Russia Magomed Nurbagandov unveiled in Makhachkala".
  9. ^ ""Работайте, братья!" В Дагестане открыли бюст Герою России". regnum.ru. Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  10. ^ "Бюст Героя России Магомеда Нурбагандова установят в его селе - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  11. ^ "В Дагестане установили бюст герою России Магомеду Нурбагандову, погибшему от рук боевиков". Официальный сайт Росгвардии. 2018-12-27. Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  12. ^ "В Грозном появилась улица имени Магомеда Нурбагандова - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  13. ^ "В Махачкале появилась улица имени братьев Нурбагандовых". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  14. ^ "Смоляне помнят о подвиге Магомеда Нурбагандова". Иванов Олег Вячеславович - официальный сайт (in Russian). 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  15. ^ "К трехлетию подвига Нурбагандова «Почта России» выпустила 300 тысяч конвертов с его портретом". Archived from the original on 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2019-07-10.

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