In the war against Ukraine, the Russian “Teacher of the Year” was killed

In the war against Ukraine, a teacher of the subject “Fundamentals of Life Safety” (officially this subject is now called “Fundamentals of Security and Protection of the Motherland”) of Marshal Chuikov Gennady Starunov, who was recognized as a teacher of the year and met with the leader of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, was now called “Fundamentals of Safety and Protection of the Motherland”).

Director of the school №1164 and the municipal deputy of the Savelovsky district of Moscow Mikhail Klochyn informed about the death of Stunov “during the performance of military duty”. He did not give details about the circumstances of death.

Gennady Starunov – the winner of the Teacher of the Year of Moscow 2022, participated in the war since October 2022. According to Medusa, at the end of May 2025, Starunov participated in the meeting of the Supervisory Board of the Organization “Russia – Country of Opportunities”, conducted by Vladimir Putin. The teacher spoke about his military blog and suggested “to create preliminary training for participants in a special military operation so that they can participate in the competitions” Russia – the Country of Opportunities “.