Kirill

A VDNKh guard who held the station while Artyom was away.

Kirill is a resident of Exhibition (VDNKh) station and a soldier of the VDNKh Commonwealth in Metro 2033. In the game he is one of the three guards at the station's main entrance and appears to hold a senior rank: Alex (Sukhoi) orders him to take his men and defend the tunnels while he, Hunter and Artyom hold the main doors, and he is seen alive after the Dark Ones attack the defence post. In the novel he lives at VDNKh with Artyom, rides with him on the rail cart when his journey begins, and greets him on his return near the end of the book, having survived the Dark Ones' attacks in the meantime.