Aleksey Nagin | |
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| Native name | Алексей Юрьевич Нагин |
| Birth name | Aleksey Yuryevich Nagin |
| Born | (1981-03-21)21 March 1981 Vertyachy, Volgograd Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Died | 20 September 2022(2022-09-20) (aged 41)[1] Bakhmut,Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
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| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Branch |  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 theWagner Group. He was awarded the titleHero of the Russian Federation posthumously when he was killed in action in theBattle of Bakhmut,[2] as well as theHero of the Donetsk People's Republic, and the Luhansk People's Republic.[3][4]
Aleskey Nagin was born on 21 March 1981 inVertyachy in the Gorodishchensky district of theVolgograd Oblast,[5] to his father, Yury Viktorovich, who is a former military man, and Galina Andreevna Zayler-Ivanova.[6]
As a child, he did karate.[5] After graduating from high school, he studied at a technical school.[citation needed]
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.[7]
Nagin was part of the fighting in theRusso-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 inCrimea. In the end, Nagin quit the FSB and joined theWagner Group. He was participating in theSyrian civil war, as he spent 3 years there, and theSecond Libyan Civil War.[3][7]
In 2022, Nagin participated in theRussian 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 theBattle of Bakhmut.[1][5][2] He was buried inVolgograd at the Dimitrievsky cemetery.[3][6]
He was not married.[8] In battles, he was repeatedly wounded and shell-shocked. Co-author of the films "Sunshine" and "Best in Hell".[3]
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