Chubotarb, Nikolai (Nico)

Ben Irina and Victor, brother to Galina and Tomer. He was born on September 26, 1984 in Nalcik, in the Caucasus. In 1990, at the age of 6, he immigrated to Israel with his mother and sister, and the family lived in Dimona together with his grandparents who helped raise it. Nikolai, affectionately nicknamed Nico, began his studies at Alfasi Elementary School and continues at Appelman. He later moved to the religious boarding school in Migdal HaEmek and later to the Or Moshe boarding school in Ramat Gan, where he finished with an electrical and electronic technician’s certificate. At the end of his studies he worked in banquet halls and discos in Dimona. Nikolai liked to work with people and youth, he liked to play soccer and basketball and excelled in painting. He was fond of his friends and family, loved and respected others, and listened attentively to his elders. In January 2003, Nikolai joined the IDF, took a driving course and served as a driver in the maintenance corps, and he loved his duties and duties, and his friends and commanders liked and admired him. After serving in the army, he dreamed of joining the ranks of the permanent army, but he did not receive it On March 13, 2004, Corporal Nikolai Chutbarev, ten. He was buried in the military cemetery in Dimona. Survived by mother, sister and brother. Chief of Staff Moshe Ya’alon wrote to the family: “Nikolai served as a cargo driver in a Panther patrol company in the Iron Footprints compound in Central Command. His commanders say that he was an independent soldier and that he did his job and even more so with dedication and great care. Nicholai liked to give of himself for the people around him and was admired by his commanders and comrades. “