Aleksey Nagin

Aleksey Nagin
Native name
Алексей Юрьевич Нагин
Birth nameAleksey Yuryevich Nagin
Born(1981-03-21)21 March 1981
Vertyachy, Volgograd Oblast, Soviet Union
Died20 September 2022(2022-09-20) (aged 41)[1]
Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Buried
Allegiance Russia
Service / branch Russian Ground Forces
Years of service2008–2022
UnitWagner Group
Battles / wars
AwardsHero 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]

  1. ^ Bickerton, James (30 September 2022). "Russian Wagner commander killed in Ukraine's Donbas". Newsweek. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ Даниил Кугушев (24 September 2022). ""Не давал себя в обиду и заступался за других»: Юрий Нагин рассказал о жизни сына – командира отряда «ЧВК Вагнера"" (in Russian). Регионы России. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ "«Вагнеровец» Алексей Нагин посмертно получил звание Героя России" (in Russian). РФ-СМИ. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ редакция, Э. Вести (24 September 2022). "Все эти годы воевал: тетя Алексея Нагина рассказала о судьбе Героя России". Э Вести (in Russian). Retrieved 13 November 2023.