Is it true that the last representative of Kerekov - the indigenous people of Russia died near Kursk?

In December 2024, a photo of the grave of Ivan Timagyr, who allegedly died in battles in the Kursk region, appeared in the media and social networks. We checked the reliability of this information.

Messages about the death of the last Kerek began to be distributed on social networks on December 9. Hundreds of Telegram channels Wrotethat Ivan Taymagyr died back in September in the Kursk region and with his death ended the personal story of the unique Paleoisian people, which is on the verge of disappearance. History was picked up by such publications as "Gazeta.ru","Radio Liberty","Tsargrad","Evening Moscow", As well Ukrainian, Kazakhstani And Independent Belarusian Media. Similar posts appeared on social networks "VKontakte" X And Facebook. The publicists shared a photograph of the grave of Ivan Taymagira in their channels and blogs Alexander Nevzorov And Dmitry Gordon, editor -in -chief of the Ukrainian edition "Censor.net" Yuri Butusov, head of the Rus Sitting Foundation Olga Romanova and others.

According to viral posts, Ivan Taymagyr, who served in the 810th separate brigade of the Marine Corps of the RF Armed Forces, died on September 13, 2024 in the Kursk region. According to Telegram channels, he was the last representative of Kerekov-the people, living On Chukotka. Based on the results of the census of 2010, Kereki turned out to be One of the smallest peoples of Russia - only four people attributed themselves to this ethnic group.

Authors of the death posts of Tymagyr Claimedthat he was the last Kerek on the planet, his people were destroyed by the Russians, and he died for them. Many suggestedthat a man could die during the so -called meat assault. The 810th separate brigade of the Marine Corps, in which Tyimagyr allegedly served, really participates in battles in the Kursk region, where in August Entered APU. Moreover, how found out The Vilesta publication, during the fighting in this Russian region, this particular division suffered the biggest losses. Journalists came to this conclusion by studying announcements of missing fighters in specialized groups on VKontakte from August to November 2024. Based on the results of the investigation, the mention of the disappearance of the fighters of the 810s of the brigade met at least three times more often than other units of the Russian army. Of the more than 350 servicemen missing near Kursk, whose personal data was confirmed, more than 70 served in the 810th brigade. In September 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin especially noted Morpokhov from this unit, which heroically showed themselves during the reflection of attempts to invade the border regions of the Kursk region.

However, information about the death of Ivan Timagir is not true. The reverse search by photographs of the grave pillar, which was usually applied to the viral news, showed that the man in the picture - Bair Chinavlev from Buryatia, which was mobilized in September 2022. In April 2024, according to the administration of the Bounty of the Evenki district, he received Medal "For Battle Differences". Then Ukrainian activists Book A soldier in the base "Peacemaker". Chinavlev died in November 2024 in the Donbass, about which December 4 Reported The authorities of the same Bounty Evenki district. “Verified” could not be found in open sources of confirmation that the man was Kerek and participated in battles in the Kursk region. Nevertheless, his photograph was used to create an image on the tombstone of Ivan Timagir, and the biography of the “Last Kerek” was most likely invented.

The first false information was published in the group "Small Peoples of Russia" user "VKontakte" Nadezhda Ivanovna December 8, 2024 at 17:42 Moscow time. At the time of writing this analysis, the account is blocked, but judging by the archive on December 10 Copies, in the user profile there were only two entries published in March and May of this year. On December 10, the capital of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Anadyr was indicated as the hometown of Nadezhda Ivanovna, but in Copies On November 8, 2024 (then the user was called Nadia Mironov) Belgorod was listed in the same column. On December 9, the screenshot of Lent Nadezhda Ivanovna was published by a Ukrainian journalist Yuri Butusov, and already his publication in the channel for 375,000 subscribers served as the main source for the further spread of fake.

Thus, the story of the death of a representative of the Kerekov during hostilities in the Kursk region is not confirmed by any reliable sources. Most likely, the biography of this person was invented. And the photograph of his grave used as evidence was created using a graphic editor based on the picture of the Buryat Morpeh, who died in the Donbass a few weeks earlier.

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