Aleksey Nagin | |
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Native name | Алексей Юрьевич Нагин |
Birth name | Aleksey Yuryevich Nagin |
Born | Vertyachy, Volgograd Oblast, Soviet Union | 21 March 1981
Died | 20 September 2022[1] Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine | (aged 41)
Buried | |
Allegiance | Russia |
Service | Russian Ground Forces |
Years of service | 2008–2022 |
Unit | Wagner Group |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Donetsk People's Republic |
Aleksey Yuryevich Nagin (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Нагин; 21 March 1981 – 20 September 2022) was a Russian army officer. 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, and the Luhansk People's Republic.[3][4]