The son of Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Nikolai served in a special covert operations zone in the Wagner PMC. This was stated by the founder of PMC “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin.
“At the hurricane, he was the loader of the transport-loader. Their car worked very well, ”said the press service of Prigozhin’s company, Concord, quoted his words.
According to the businessman, only he and the head of the personnel department knew about the service of his son Peskov at the PMC. Prigozhin also said that Peskov Jr. “showed heroism and courage.”
Newspaper “Komsomolskaya Pravda” published Interview with Peskov’s son. The man told the publication’s columnist Aleksey Gamov that he came from the NVO region, noting that the decision to serve at Wagner PMC was “absolutely his initiative.” However, Nikolay added that his father helped him get in touch with Prigozhin’s structure.
Also, the interview says that “the whole family is worried about this decision.”
“You know, when I got there, I had to change my last name. Nobody really knew who I was. This simplified the task, as we communicated there by name, and not by surname, ”said Nikolai.
Gamow asked him if Peskov’s son served under the surname Budyonny (Nikolai was the granddaughter of Soviet Marshal Semyon Budyonny, the first wife of his granddaughter Dmitry Peskov). However, the man denied this assumption, but did not elaborate: “I can’t tell you more. I may still need that last name. “Her last name was beautiful. Russian? asked. “Of course, Russian,” replied Peskov’s son.
Also, the KP.RU article says that Peskov’s son explained his response to reporters in September about partial mobilization. “You know, I was actually getting ready for the ceremony, the trip when they called. Therefore, I was a little nervous and told them. But nothing,” said Nikolai.
In September 2022, after the announcement of the mobilization, Alexei Navalny’s deputy (included in the list of terrorists and extremists) Dmitry Nizovtsev (known in the Russian Federation as a foreign agent), who introduced himself as an employee of the military registry and enlistment office, called him and appeared in the office. wanted.
“Of course I won’t come tomorrow at 10 am. If you know that I am Mr. Peskov, you must understand how untrue it was for me to be there. In short, I will solve this on a different level.”
He also said that “he has no problem defending his homeland, but you have to understand the appropriateness of him appearing there on some political nuances.”
Dmitry Peskov later told the Rise Telegram channel that some parts were removed without speaking. “First ask them to organize the entire conversation. I have no doubts about his only right choice. And so is he,” a Kremlin spokesperson said in September.
Until 2019, Nikolai was named after his stepfather, Choles, who is a British citizen. According to Business Online, the son of Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has lived in the UK since the 1990s, after which he returned to Russia to work for a time as an RT reporter and creative director of Fight Nights. It is also reported that he served in the Strategic Missile Forces in 2010-2012.
Peskov’s son also did not provide information about the operations in which he participated in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, but emphasized that “it is a lot of work.” He also stated that he received the “For Courage” medal.