Wagner Founder/Commander

Unit: Operational Commander of Wagner PMC

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Note: Per our standard policy, Utkin is being listed at the military rank he held when he retired. However, given his position as overall operational commander of Wagner PMC, Lieutenant Colonel is far below where he should be listed. It would likely be more accurate to his latest position to list him as a Lieutenant General.

Cargo ID: #900

Call Sign: "Wagner" (Вагнер)

English Name: Dmitriy Valeryevich Utkin

Russian Name: Уткин Дмитрий Валерьевич

Date of Birth: June 11, 1970 (age: 53 years)

Place of Birth: Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Education: Leningrad Higher Combined Arms Command School

Previous Commands: 700th Spetsnaz Detachment, 2nd Separate Guards Spetsnaz Brigade of the GRU (1993-2013); Moran Security Group (MSG) Slavic Corps

Deployments: Chechnya (x2), Syria, Ukraine (x2)

Awards: Order of Courage (x4)

Embraer Legacy owned by Prigozhin and shot down outside Moscow exactly two months after Wagner's mutiny "The March of Justice". The disaster happened at 18:20 Moscow time near the village of Kuzhenkino, Bologovsky district. The Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft flew from Moscow to St. Petersburg. In total, there were 10 people on board - all of them died. The plane took off from Sheremetyevo at 17:54 and disappeared from the radar screens 26 minutes later, when it was at an altitude of 8500 meters and was flying at a speed of 950 km/h. Before that, locals heard several loud pops. A criminal case has been initiated under the article "Violation of the rules of traffic safety and operation of air transport."

A memorial to Prigozhin and Utkin appeared near the Rostov Circus, where a T-90 of the "Wagner" PMC got stuck on June 24 during the capture of the headquarters.
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