Aleksey Nagin Explained

Aleksey Nagin
Native Name:Алексей Юрьевич Нагин
Birth Date:21 March 1981
Birth Place:Vertyachy, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Placeofburial:Volgograd, Russia
Birth Name:Aleksey Yuryevich Nagin
Serviceyears:2008–2022
Unit:Wagner Group
Battles:
Awards:Hero of the Russian Federation
Hero of the Donetsk People's Republic

Aleksey Yuryevich Nagin (; 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, to his father, Yury Viktorovich, who is a former military man, and Galina Andreevna Zayler-Ivanova.[5]

As a child, he did karate.[6] After graduating from high school, he studied at a technical school.

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. 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.[8] He was buried in Volgograd at the Dimitrievsky cemetery.

Personal life

He was not married.[9] In battles, he was repeatedly wounded and shell-shocked. Co-author of the films "Sunshine" and "Best in Hell".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bickerton . James . 2022-09-30 . Russian Wagner commander killed in Ukraine's Donbas . 2022-10-02 . Newsweek.
  2. Web site: ru. "Не давал себя в обиду и заступался за других»: Юрий Нагин рассказал о жизни сына – командира отряда «ЧВК Вагнера". Даниил Кугушев. Регионы России. 2022-09-24. 2022-09-25.
  3. Web site: ru. «Вагнеровец» Алексей Нагин посмертно получил звание Героя России. РФ-СМИ. 2022-09-24. 2022-09-25.
  4. Web site: редакция . Э. Вести . 2022-09-24 . Все эти годы воевал: тетя Алексея Нагина рассказала о судьбе Героя России . 2023-11-13 . Э Вести . ru-RU.
  5. Web site: В Волгограде хоронят погибшего на Украине Героя России. Волгоградская правда. 2022-09-24. 2022-09-25.
  6. Web site: Звезда Героя России передана семье волгоградца Алексея Нагина, погибшего на Донбассе. РИАЦ 34. Виктория Шадчина.
  7. Web site: ru. Андрей Бочаров передал Звезду Героя России родным погибшего на Украине Алексея Нагина. Высота 102.0. 2022-09-24. 2022-09-25.
  8. Web site: Bickerton . James . 2022-09-30 . Russian Wagner commander killed in Ukraine's Donbas . 2022-10-02 . Newsweek.
  9. Web site: 2022-09-24 . «Всегда был там, где война». В Волгограде похоронили бойца ЧВК «Вагнер», присутствовал Пригожин . 2022-09-25 . . ru.