Aleksey Nagin

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Aleksey Nagin
Native name
Алексей Юрьевич Нагин
Birth nameAleksey Yuryevich Nagin
Born(1981-03-21)21 March 1981
Russian SFSR, 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
Awards
Hero of the Donetsk People's Republic

Aleksey Yuryevich Nagin (

Hero of the Donetsk People's Republic, and the Luhansk People's Republic.[3][4]

Biography

Aleskey Nagin was born on 21 March 1981 in Vertyachy in the Gorodishchensky district of the Volgograd 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 the

Second Libyan Civil War.[3][7]

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.[1][5][2] He was buried in Volgograd at the Dimitrievsky cemetery.[3][6]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Bickerton, James (30 September 2022). "Russian Wagner commander killed in Ukraine's Donbas". Newsweek. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e "«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.
  5. ^ a b c Виктория Шадчина. "Звезда Героя России передана семье волгоградца Алексея Нагина, погибшего на Донбассе". РИАЦ 34.
  6. ^ a b "В Волгограде хоронят погибшего на Украине Героя России". Волгоградская правда. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Андрей Бочаров передал Звезду Героя России родным погибшего на Украине Алексея Нагина" (in Russian). Высота 102.0. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "«Всегда был там, где война». В Волгограде похоронили бойца ЧВК «Вагнер», присутствовал Пригожин" (in Russian). Фонтанка.ру. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.