Denis Kapustin (militant)

"White Rex" redirects here. For the racer, see Rex White.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevgenyevich and the family name is Kapustin.

Denis Kapustin
Native name
Денис Евгеньевич Капустин
Nickname(s)White Rex
Born (1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 40)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
RankCommander of Russian Volunteer Corps
CommandsRussian Volunteer Corps
Battles / wars

Denis Yevgenyevich Kapustin (Russian: Дени́с Евге́ньевич Капу́стин; born 6 March 1984), commonly known as Denis Nikitin (Дени́с Ники́тин) or by his nom-de-guerre White Rex, is a Russian-German neo-Nazi[1][2] activist, former football hooligan, and militant. Kapustin became a subject of a Schengen Area-wide entry ban since spring of 2019. After moving to Ukraine, he founded the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) in 2022 and is the group's leader.[3]

  1. ^ "Denis Kapustin". Anti-Defamation League. 22 May 2023.
    • "Der Neonazi-Krieger" (in German). Der Spiegel. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2023. The neo-Nazi is officially registered on the ground floor of a grey apartment building. Nikitin, who was born in Moscow, spent his youth here.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bfm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "РЕЙД "РДК" НА БЕЛГОРОДЩИНУ ВЫЗВАЛ ПАНИКУ В РОССИИ — ISW". zn.ua. 23 May 2023. ^*"Alleged 'terrorist' attack in West Russia fuels hard-line pressure on Putin". The Washington Post. 3 March 2023.