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They fought for Palmyra

Russia's losses in Syria tens of dead. But the Defense Ministry's press service does not lie - to the Defense Ministry soldiers do not belong. Nevertheless mercenaries from Wagner PMCs are real fighting awards.

Fighters nonexistent de jure private military companies are suffering losses in Ukraine and Syria, and it does not spoil the official statistics. At the burial crosses have dates in the life and death, but the place of the last battle, and speak in a low voice only among their. "Fontanka" learned, where you can see a list of true Russian losses - not published anywhere in the decrees signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Battalion with heavy infantry weapons and armored vehicles, It is known as' PMCs Wagner ", formally does not exist. Such a unit is not found in any law-enforcement agencies, no register of legal entities. The soldiers are missing in the official lists of personnel. It can not exist: in Russia there is no law on private military companies, and civic organizations, having in the arsenal of armored fighting vehicles, portable air defense systems, and mortars, it can not be. But it is.

Formed on the basis of the "Slavic housing", battered in Syria 2013 year, conditional PMC under the command of a person with the call sign "Wagner", of "Fontanka" information, with spring 2014 year acted in Crimea, and then in the Lugansk region.

Since the fall 2015 , the main effort moved to the territory of Syria. Her story can be read in the investigation of "Fontanka" "Slavic body" returns to Syria ".

Besides the story of the "semi-legendary" PMC believe not all. Skeptics few words nameless fighters, they require the names and supporting documents. "Fontanka" is ready to provide them.

Wagner

Lieutenant colonel Dmitry Utkin, 46 years. career serviceman, to 2013 year - commander stationed in Pechory Pskov region 700 of the separate Special Forces Detachment 2nd separate brigade of special forces of the Main Intelligence Ministry of Defense Management. After transfer to the reserve worked in the Moran Security Group, private company, specializing in the protection of marine vessels in areas piratoopasnyh. When managers in MSG 2013 year organized the "Slavic corpus" and sent him to Syria to protect Assad, I participated in the disastrous expedition. FROM 2014 year - the commander of your own units, that he received the call sign code name "PMC Wagner".

It is known for a commitment to aesthetics and ideology of the Third Reich, hence the call in honor of the mystic composer. In Lugansk shock staff, replacing the usual field Panama Wehrmacht steel helmet - but quirks commander does not discuss.

Allegedly killed in January 2016 Donetsk, under Ozeryanovkoy, but in fact - is alive and well. It is now either in Syria, or in the preparation camp in Molkino.

Does not like to be photographed, but we found it in the old frame.

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The officer with the call sign "Chub" or "Chupa" - deputy commander for combat training. Unlike Wagner, which do not favor for his commitment to the straight-line tactics in the style of "The machine guns are not guns - drawn swords, "give, Son of a bitch, position!», Chub earned the sincere respect of personnel: "There would be more commanders, and it would be all right. Head and I thought the people on the meat did not send ".

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Real name - Sergei Chupov, 51 year, Major stock. Killed near Damascus. On his death told Conflict Intelligence Team Ruslan Leviev and RBC. They traced the career of Major: Combined Arms School in Alma-Ata, Afghanistan as a part of 56 separate DSHB, translation of MVD internal troops, 46 brigade, chechnya, in the late nineties - the dismissal of the reserve.

Buried Sergey Chupov 18 Martha 2016 in the cemetery Balashikha, on the label the date of death - 8 February 2016 of the year.

And investigators CIT, and journalists have suggested RBC, Chupov that could be restored to service in the armed forces and to participate in the Syrian conflict as an officer of the Service, or special operations of a "negotiator".

apparently, this is not true. According to "Fontanka", Sergey Chupov in Wagner's group since its formation. He did not work in the Moran Security and was not in the "Slavonic Corps", but in May 2014 , together with Utkin and a group of veteran instructors (almost all - former employees of the MSG), It flies from Moscow to Rostov, and then travels to the farm Merry, next to which is equipped with the first training base of PMC (later the camp will be moved to the Krasnodar Territory Molkino).

Different and the deaths of the time data. At Specified cross grave 8 February 2016 of the year, but according to the recollections of participants of events, it could happen in January.

Courage and bravery

The only documentary evidence of the existence of the informal Battalion, somehow recognized by official bodies, "Fontanka" found in the documents signed by the President of Russia.

"Fontanka" told, that Wagner soldiers for combat operations on the territory of Ukraine and Syria receive state awards.

"On 23 February, on 9 May - in Molkino award. Gray guy comes in a leather flight jacket officer, of mind - the security officer in the rank not lower than Major General. first, the, who live in the ranks, to whom the Order of Courage, who - "Courage". Then read the, someone in the ranks no, - posthumously ".

The first "Fontanki" reaction was distrust. The established order of submission to the award of medals and orders exclude such a possibility. The submitted documents testifies to the opposite.

Crosses from Debaltsevo

6 Martha 2015 year at the Alley of Heroes cemetery Banykinskogo Togliatti were buried Elmeev Andrew and Andrew Schreiner. They were both 43 of the year, both one and the same date of death - 28 January 2015 of the year. According to the websitetltgorod.ru, "Two militias Togliatti, killed in the armed conflict in the Donbass ".

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This is not entirely accurate. And Elmeev, Schreiner and actually died in January 2015 year in the battles of Debaltsevo, but so far had no militia relations. They did not have relations and human resources of the Russian army, so how long they are in stock and are under contract to Wagner. Their names are read out in the ranks 9 May 2015 of the year: "Order of Courage award - posthumously".

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Order of Courage - a common contrast to the dead vagnerovtsev, assured "Fontanka" veterans, so it is not the only order of PMC employees. Mentions about awards met before - so, there have been reports of post-mortem awarding the Order of Courage 37-year-old fighter "Slavic housing" and PMCs Wagner Petersburger Vladimir Kamynin, buried in September 2014 year Sestroretsk cemetery.

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Then confirm the awards "Fontanka" not found, but, taking into account the new information, inclined to believe in the Order.

Crosses from Syria

The tradition continued on Syrian soil. 38-old Don Cossack Maxim KOLGANOV, Comrade Ataman village Zhigulevskaya, died 3 February 2016 of the year. As reported on the official web forum of the Don Cossacksforumkazakov.ru, "In carrying out their tasks", place the task is not specified.

As far as the "Fontanka", combat mission fighter PMC Wagner, gunner BMP Maxim KOLGANOV performed under Latakia. late colleagues shared some photos.

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Group photo, As suggested by our experts, done, presumably, not in Syria, in the summer 2014 at Starobeshevo district of Donetsk region. One of those present in the photo was identified as a fighter with the call sign "Hose", subsequently killed in Syria in mid-December 2015 of the year: he was blown up by anti-personnel mine, returning with a group of seven people with razvedvyhoda.

Determine the other did not work, but, looking at the picture with a fighter on a bunk bed, veterans have learned living module PMC Wagner near Damascus.

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How many fighters Wagner died in Syria, can say either "personnel department" PMC, or Wagner himself, or the presidential administration department, cooking decrees posthumous decoration. Our interlocutors speak about dozens. company, who have come to Syria in September 2015 of the year, He left it to the end of December of the same year, but, is said to have returned, of 93 people alive and returned a third neranenymi. Key losses also began in January - February, in the battle for Palmyra. The complexity of documentary evidence of the victims in the, even serving in the same platoon do not always know not only the names, but also each other's names. "Curiosity is not welcome. Who alongside lead chew - sometimes did not know the names of. Who does what, who what, do not talk about it ", - told "Fontanka".

In Syria, According to approximate estimates, Wagner is a unit consisting of about four hundred men. Overall, the phantom of PMC - personnel and weapons, in a reinforced battalion, or, as they say, battalion tactical group. when a journalist, asking, I suggested, that the detachment formed from Molkino 250-300 human, he called sincere laughter interlocutor:

"bullied? count. Three reconnaissance and assault companies, every ninety to a hundred people. Three platoons with LNG and AGS - company fire support. Rota defense with "Needles". communication company. Roth protection. Medchast. Plus civil - staff. Without civil - six hundred people ".

Serbian guests

Zest Wagner - platoon Serbs, which began to form in the summer 2014 of the year. According to "Fontanka" interlocutors, the commander of the soldiers-internationalists was a Serb with the call sign "Wolf" by the name of Davor, an old friend of Wagner, supposedly their acquaintance began even before Ukraine and even to the "Slavic housing". "Fontanka" interested warlike alien and convinced, that he - an extraordinary person.

Davor SAVICIC (Davor Savicic) - Serbia, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Now resident in Russia, to their own 36 He managed to survive the years of the prosecution in the bombing and killing of six people in the Bosnian Beraname in 2001 year, Interpol wanted list, the sentence of 20 years in prison and quashed the conviction on technical grounds.

As eyewitnesses, in the division to Savichichu Serbs came and 2014, and 2015 year - in the spring 2015 , allegedly arrived four friends Savichicha, have left the French Foreign Legion for Wagner.

"Fontanka" got in touch with Savichichem in the social network and asked direct questions.

"I dont know, what Molkino, Syria do not have any connection, I am from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is engaged in construction project in Khimki ", - the answer. The owner named Davor Savichich and profile photos and albums, He claimed, that no "Wagner and Beethoven," he does not know.

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After, a journalist asked him to comment on a photo, the kotorom SAVICIC year 2014 years chronicled in the company of famous names edition Wagner fighters - "Slavic housing" veterans, version is slightly changed. Savichich softened stance, telling, that really fought as a volunteer in 2014 , under the Lugansk, but his campaign allegedly lasted three days, after which he was wounded during the shooting of the APC checkpoint and went to be treated. As for the people, with whom he embraces in the photo, - this casual acquaintances: "Ask them for phone call, well and drank three beers ".

With strained sincerity Internet user Davor Savichich urged us, that was not near Krasnodar from spring 2015 of the year, when he went to the construction site, and is now engaged in peace building: "If you need repairs in the apartment, tile, parquet - contact ".

Correspondent he almost believed, and certainly believe it would be completely, if not for the documentary evidence, that Savichich visited Molkino not later than January 2016 of the year, and in October 2015 the year he was seen in the same plane and in adjacent chairs with Chupova Sergei.

The bayonets

The percentage of losses, unusual for private military companies, usually performing in a combat zone and local narrow professional tasks, do not involve going to the attack, returned alive to explain the "tactics of World War II":

"Only on the AK bayonets are not enough, and then straight World. As a Debalcevo - in the field of people driven with technology, and the team - your task is to take to strengthen, take roadblock. And forward, just as the meat. When we started to put stodvadtsatok, with "CORD", with RPG technique - people ... they just vomited. Direct with an RPG - only hands and feet remain. Without training in Molkino a fight no one will be sent, but which will have time to teach – simply elementary shoot, to not immediately die. Those who have combat experience - they still somehow more or less live, but still, not that".

In Syria, told "Fontanka", the tactics of "Hurray!" continued:

"What we're doing? Come the first wave. Direct the aircraft artillery, We are squeezing out the enemy. Us cheerfully goes Syrian special forces, followed "Vesti-24", along with ORT with cameras at the ready go interview them ".

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Last question, who managed to ask - about, who agrees to go into battle with a probability of "fifty-fifty" for 240 thousand rubles a month. interlocutor assured, that wishing to get to Wagner much more, than vacancies:

"You're out of your St. Petersburg for a long time traveled? In addition to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Nowhere do not have any work. If you're lucky - that 15-20 thousand a month is considered good, and food prices - as if we live in Antarctica. The place is worth Molkino. And in general - would be officially PMCs, both abroad, - it would be nice. We have no one to call, we did ".

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Denis Korotkov, "To Fontanka.ru"

                          
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