Aleksey Nagin

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yuryevich and the family name is 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
Volgograd, Russia
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]

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 Russo-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 in Crimea. In the end, Nagin quit the FSB and joined the Wagner Group. He was participating in the Syrian civil war, as he spent 3 years there, and 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.