Vyacheslav had reportedly served in Africa with the Wagner Group and had more recently been stationed in Ukraine before his return to Russia.
was beaten, shot, and hospitalized in Russia's Rostov region on Sunday, according to local media reports.
The paramilitary outfit, the Wagner Group, played a crucial role for months in Russia's efforts to seize the industrial city of Bakhmut in Ukraine's Donetsk region. The group, which provides fighters for hire, ceased operations in the war-torn country after its late chief,A man holds the Russian national flag in front of a Wagner group military vehicle on June 24, 2023. The Wagner group was led by rebel mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Eyewitnesses told the channel that during the conflict, Vyacheslav was"insulted" for participating in the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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