The son of Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the Russian president, confirmed in an interview that he served in a special military operation area as part of a private military company. He explained that for a notable military achievement during his service he was awarded the medal for courage. He described the mission as a success for his entire unit, noting that the journey had its share of challenges and that he could not disclose specifics. He added that his decision to enter the special operations area was his own and that his father’s support was the only assistance he received.
“When I chose to join the operation on my own, I didn’t know the proper route to take. When the conflict began, information was scarce, so I relied on my father’s guidance to understand how to engage with the private military company correctly,” he stated. In his account, the son indicated that his father helped facilitate the process.
“I viewed this as a duty. I felt compelled to participate and to assist everyone who was there. I could not stand by and watch my friends and others go into the line of duty while I stayed away,” he continued. He also mentioned that although he earned the rank of senior sergeant during his service, in the private military company environment the individual described himself as essentially a private, noting that formal titles did not operate the same way there.
The report also references a statement from Evgeny Prigozhin, the former leader of the Wagner private military company, regarding the 33-year-old Nikolai Peskov’s son, who reportedly served as an ordinary gunner within the organization. The narrative presents a portrait of personal choice and family ties intersecting with the realities of service in a non-traditional military structure, emphasizing the personal sense of duty and commitment that the individual described as his motivation for joining and staying engaged in the operation.