Combat Vehicle 'Terminator' in Russia Named After Putin's Grandfather
Uralvagonzavod announced that it had renamed the 'Terminator' tank support combat vehicle, giving it a new name — 'Spiridon', Meduza writes .

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This was the name of Russian President Vladimir Putin's grandfather.
"This is a rare but respected name in Russia. Truly strong-spirited people bore it," the enterprise stated, citing Saint Spyridon of Trimythous and Hero of the Soviet Union Spiridon Spitsyn as examples.
According to the TV channel "Russia-1", a total of about two thousand name options were discussed at the factory, including "Dobrynya", "Bogatyr", "Dmitry Donskoy", and "Uralets".
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