Russian pro-Kremlin fund executive killed in occupied Crimea
According to the fund, the 58-year-old sustained blast injuries near the village of Skvortsovo in Crimea’s Simferopol district.
Anatoly Chernyshov, the 58-year-old executive director of the Russian pro-Kremlin fund "People’s Front. Everything for Victory," was fatally injured in Crimea during an air attack by Ukrainian forces, according to the organization's social media post on September 5. The blast injuries sustained by Chernyshov, who was in his early fifties, were severe enough that he succumbed to his wounds in a hospital shortly after the attack.
The People’s Front initiative, which aims to raise funds and provide essential supplies like drones, electronic warfare equipment, vehicles, radios, and more to Russian military forces, received a posthumous honor from Russian President Vladimir Putin in the form of the Order of Courage. The fund has garnered significant attention for its contributions, with Putin revealing in July that Russians had contributed approximately 70 billion rubles ($808 million) to the war effort through the organization.
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