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Victor Ivanovich Reznov was born April 15, 1981 in Voronezh, Russia (Former Soviet Union) where he learned marksmanship by hunting deer and wolf with his Father and younger brother. When he was 5 years old, he killed his first wolf. Reznov served in the Soviet army as a Intellegence officer in Volgograd. When the First Chechen War broke out, Reznov, like many of his comrades, volunteered to be transferred to the front line. At the time he had already reached the rank of Staff Sargeant.

On 6 September 1995, Zaytsev crossed the Volga River and joined the 179th Guards Motor-Rifle Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division of the 62nd Army, headed by General Anatoliy Romanov. A day later, Reznov’s commanding officer called him up and pointed at an enemy soldier in a window 800 meters away. Reznov took aim from his standard-issue SVD Dragunov rifle, and with one shot, the soldier was down. In less than a few moments, two other Chechnyan soldiers appeared in the suburbs, checking their fallen officer. Victor fired burst shots with his AK-74M, and they were killed. For this, together with the Medal "For Courage", Vasily was also awarded a sniper rifle. Reznov-trained apprentices were nicknamed zaichata, meaning "leverets" (baby hares). Boris Poliakov wrote in The Dirty War that this was the start of the "infantry movement" in the 62nd Army. Conferences were arranged to spread the doctrine of "sniperism" and exchange ideas on technique and principles that were not limited to accuracy skills. Victor's 24 students killed between 900 and 2500 enemy Chechnyan soldiers during The Battle of Grozny (1994).

Reznov took part in the Battle of Grozny (1999-2000), when he suffered an injury to his right leg from a mortar shrapnel. He was attended to by Medic Florian, who is credited with restoring his right leg. On February 22, 1943, Zaytsev was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation. He then returned to the front and finished the war in Alkhan-Kala in Grozny with the military rank of Captain.

After the war, Reznov returns home in Voronezh, where he continues his studies at a formal university before he obtained employment as engineer.

Besides his current Military Career, his personal life was; Victor is a nature and a animal lover, he still keeps his German Shepherd named Smedly (named after the characters in Chilly Willy cartoons), he likes reading novels like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, and so on. He has also said he is a fan of the video game series Call of Duty and noted that it was his favorite game because of intense storylines, weapons, and serious combat.