Dmitri Utkin, second in command of the Wagner group and a fan of the Third Reich

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When is the band of mercenaries Wagner still moving in the shadows, rumor has it Dmitry Utkin it was leaders. But in reality Wagner is number 2, and as such he was one of the protagonists of last Saturday’s coup attempt, when he led one of the columns trying to reach Moscow. utkin job Approved by the United States for being one of the leaders of the group he leads Evgeny Prigozhin and for him Council The EU considers him “responsible for the serious human rights violations committed by the group”. torture, executions And extrajudicial executions“.

his little secret sympathy for german fascism It did not prevent him from being a part of the Russian Regular Army, where he was until now. 2013. You can see the tattoos in the images circulating on the Internet. SS, a paramilitary group who was his personal protector Adolf Hitler. He became a founding member of Wagner in 2014. At first, it was an unnamed group of men with military experience, and it is stated that the idea to baptize him by name came up. Wagnerlike famous German composer, one of the musical references of the German dictator. There would be other supporters of this totalitarian ideology in their ranks, among them Russian group clearly visible (“Russian” in German) nazi symbols and Russian imperial flags.

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In addition to having extensive military experience, especially Chechen warsfought Wagner in both Donbass –as in eastern Ukraine– Syria. As the mercenary group took its first steps, he was already part of the battalions assisting the Kremlin’s pro-Russian allies in Donetsk and Lugansk. Russian media pointed to him for being behind the incident. death of some leaders Alexei Mozgovoy and Pavel Dremov from the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic.

It would be Utkin in 2015 fought in Syria along with other mercenaries from the company where they were vital in supporting the pro-government side of the civil war they were fighting against jihadists and pro-democracy rebels. Bashar Assad regime. The following year he had his last. known public viewHe can be seen next to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putinmake one photo with him He would later receive the Order of Courage, an award for “disinterested acts of valor and courage.” Utkin’s presence at the event was confirmed by a Kremlin spokesperson. Dmitry PeskovAlthough it does not mention any connection with mercenaries.

After Wagner’s disgrace, it is unknown whether Wagner will join his troops in the Central African Republic, Syria, or go to Belarus, where the group’s leader, Yevgeni Prigozhin, has already arrived. Presumably, the group will be re-established from here and continue its activities in different parts of the world.

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