Name: Kirill Shelyapin
Rank: Corporal
Role: Grenadier
Unit: 1st Platoon, 1st Company, 6th Motorized Regiment
Callsign: 
Age: 24

Appearance: Kirill stands at a rather short 1.74 meters tall, but this is offset by his slender, muscular build. He has brown hair cut into your standard military crew-cut. Dull, blue eyes set into an angular face, coupled with his pale skin makes him look a lot more serious and dangerous than he actually is.

Background: A first generation Chernarussian, Kirill was born in Volgograd to a teacher and Red Army officer. His family moved to Chernarus shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union in an effort to escape the rampant corruption that usually followed regime changes. When Chernarus separated from the newly-formed Russian Federation, Kirill and his family chose to stay and renounce their Russian citizenship in exchange for a Chernarussian one. It had seemed like a good idea at the time; Russia appeared to be slowly collapsing while Chernarus still bustled with the energy of a young state.

As a child, Kirill showed a fascination with military equipment, particularly tanks. It had little to do with their destructive capabilities or even their histories, but Kirill adored them simply because of all the thought and mechanical skill that went into building one. After all, when one thinks about it, it is amazing how by simply angling a sheet of metal one can deflect a shell travelling at close to transonic speeds. His parents, while disapproving of his odd fascination - they had wanted him to do something peaceful with his life - nonetheless supported him by trying to shift his interest in tanks to an interest in engineering in general.

In a way, they succeeded. Kirill went on to study engineering when he turned eighteen, and while he had dreams of being part of an indigenous Chernarussian armour industry, he felt more or less content with being a civil engineer as well. Still, that did not stop him from reading up about modern and historical armoured vehicles from around the world in his spare time. 

When war came to Chernarus in the form of a communist uprising, Kirill decided to put his knowledge to use and joined the Chernarussian military, much to the displeasure of his family. He had been planning to be part of an armoured formation, but unfortunately, he was found to be unsuitable for the job. Terrible at driving and not a particularly impressive gunner, the CDF saw little potential in him. It seemed as if Kirill's military career should have ended here, but that was evidently not the case.

Where Kirill showed a total lack of skill in operating an armoured vehicle, he showed aptitude in knowing how to destroy one. In hindsight, it made sense - his interest in armoured vehicles not only taught him how they were built, but also gave him some insights as to where their weak spots were. While anyone could be taught how to aim at the lower glacis plates, cupolas or any other well-known spots, Kirill knew where to hit to rupture the armour, to destroy the wheel sprockets or even to knock out the entire drive train. It was said during training that he was like a sniper with the RPG, placing shots where they were needed with relative pinpoint accuracy.

Thus, it was no surprise when Kirill was assigned as the grenadier of Bayonet One. Though he might still be rather sore about not being able to operate an armoured vehicle, he finds solace in knowing that he is still doing his small part in keeping his adopted country safe, even if it is from her own people.

Languages: Russian, Czech
Equipment: (The names and codes are just for visual reference. Tried to put together a realistic loadout based on screenshots and the like)

Load Carrying Equipment/Uniform
- CDF Combat Uniform
- 6b5-19 (Heavily modified to reduce weight as much as possible)
- 6sh92-1 (Minus rucksack)
- M68 helmet
- Panama Hat (Folded and placed in pocket when not in use)
- Scarf/face wrap
- Quiver for 2 RPG-7 rockets; 2X PG-7VL Single stage HEAT. Both with warhead and propellant modules disassembled for easy carriage.

Weaponry
- AK-74; fitted with PK-01 red dot sight
- RPG-7
- 2X RGO Grenade
- 2X RGN Grenade
- AKM Type II Bayonet

Personal items
- Saperka Shovel
- Swiss Army knife
- Combat Rations; 2 meals, 2 days
- Sterilized Bandage; 4X 1 meter rolls
- Basic rifle cleaning kit; 1x Cleaning cloth, 1x collapsible pull-through rod, 1X Oil Bottle, 2x brush heads
- Flashlight; Red filter equipped
- Flares; 1X Red, 1X Purple
- Toilet roll