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Aleksey Nagin
Native name Алексей Юрьевич Нагин
Birth name Aleksey Yuryevich Nagin
Born (1981-03-21)21 March 1981
Died 20 September 2022(2022-09-20) (aged 41)[1]
Place of birth Vertyachy, Russia, Soviet Union
Place of death Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Buried at Volgograd, Russia
Allegiance  Russia
Service/branch  Russia Army
Years of service 2008-2022
Unit Wagner Group
Battles/wars Russo-Georgian War
Syrian civil war
Libyan civil war
Russo-Ukrainian War
Awards Hero of the Russian Federation

Aleksey Yuryevich Nagin (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Нагин; 21 March 1981 - 20 September 2022), was a Russian army officer who specialized in attack aircraft. He was the commander of one of the assault detachments of the Wagner Group. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation posthumously when he was killed in action in the Battle of Bakhmut,[2], as well as the Hero of the Donetsk People's Republic[3]

Biography[]

Aleskey Nagin was born on 21 March 1981 in Vertyachy in the Gorodishchensky district of the Volgograd Oblast[4], to his father, Yury Viktorovich, who is a former military man, and Galina Andreevna Zayler-Ivanova[5] As a child, he did karate.[4] After graduating from high school, he studied at a technical school.

Nagin was drafted into the Armed Forces of Russia, and was a participant in the hostilities in Chechnya. After completing his military service, he signed a contract.[6]

Nagin was part of the fighting in the Russo-Georgian War. Then he moved to the FSB special forces in Volgograd as a reconnaissance sniper. From 2014 to 2016, he was an instructor for training scouts in Crimea. In the end, Nagin quit the FSB and joined the Wagner Group. He was participating in the Syrian civil war, as he spent 3 years there, and the Libyan civil war.[3][6].

In battles, he was repeatedly wounded and shell-shocked. Co-author of the films "Sunshine" and "Best in Hell"[3]. In 2022, Nagin participated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] On 12 May he was seriously wounded. After a long treatment in August he returned to the service. On 20 September 2022, Nagin was killed in action in the Battle of Bakhmut.[7][4][2].

He was buried in Volgograd at the Dimitrievsky cemetery.[3][5]. He was not married.[8]

References[]

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  1. Bickerton, James (2022-09-30). "Russian Wagner commander killed in Ukraine's Donbas". https://www.newsweek.com/russian-wagner-commander-killed-ukraines-donbas-1747968. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Даниил Кугушев (2022-09-24). "«Не давал себя в обиду и заступался за других»: Юрий Нагин рассказал о жизни сына – командира отряда «ЧВК Вагнера»". Регионы России. https://www.gosrf.ru/ne-daval-sebya-v-obidu-i-zastupalsya-za-drugih-yurij-nagin-rasskazal-o-zhizni-syna-komandira-otryada-chvk-vagnera/. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "«Вагнеровец» Алексей Нагин посмертно получил звание Героя России". РФ-СМИ. 2022-09-24. https://rf-smi.ru/ykr/78480-vagnerovec-aleksey-nagin-posmertno-poluchil-zvanie-geroya-rossii.html. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Виктория Шадчина. "Звезда Героя России передана семье волгоградца Алексея Нагина, погибшего на Донбассе". РИАЦ 34. https://riac34.ru/news/148513/. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "В Волгограде хоронят погибшего на Украине Героя России". Волгоградская правда. 2022-09-24. https://vpravda.ru/obshchestvo/v-volgograde-horonyat-pogibshego-na-ukraine-geroya-rossii-143223/. Retrieved 2022-09-25. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Андрей Бочаров передал Звезду Героя России родным погибшего на Украине Алексея Нагина". Высота 102.0. 2022-09-24. https://v102.ru/news/111621.html. 
  7. Bickerton, James (2022-09-30). "Russian Wagner commander killed in Ukraine's Donbas". https://www.newsweek.com/russian-wagner-commander-killed-ukraines-donbas-1747968. 
  8. "«Всегда был там, где война». В Волгограде похоронили бойца ЧВК «Вагнер», присутствовал Пригожин". Фонтанка.ру. 2022-09-24. https://www.fontanka.ru/2022/09/24/71682617/.