Vitaly Kaloyev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vitaly Kaloyev

Russian murderer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1956

Place of Birth: Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia

Profession: architect, politician, master builder

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Vitaly Konstantinovich Kaloyev (Russian: ??????? ?????????????? ??????; Ossetian: ?????? ???????? ???? ??????, born 15 January 1956) is a Russian former architect who was convicted of the premeditated killing of an air traffic controller after his family died aboard Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, which collided with DHL Flight 611 over Überlingen, Germany, on 1 July 2002. Kaloyev, who was also former deputy minister of construction of North Ossetia-Alania, held Peter Nielsen, the sole air traffic controller in Switzerland who was handling traffic the night of the collision, responsible; and, in 2004, travelled to the Swiss town of Kloten, where he killed Nielsen who had since retired from air traffic work. In 2016, upon retirement from the Local Ossetian government, Kaloyev was awarded the highest regional medal by that government, the medal "To the Glory of Ossetia".
The medal is awarded for the highest achievements, improving the living conditions of the inhabitants of the region, for educating the younger generation and maintaining law and order.