In Syria, a resident of St. Petersburg, Alexander Sagaidak, who was a member of the "private military company Wagner".

This writes Fontanka.

It is noted that the man died in February 2017. On March 20, he was buried in his native city.

Referring to its sources, the publication notes that the 45-year-old Sagaidak took part in the fighting in Syria as part of the "Wagner". The official cause of death was called heart failure.

Alexander Sagaidak In addition, it is known that in the 90s Sagaidak served in the border troops of Russia in Tajikistan, took part in hostilities. After retiring to the reserve, he worked for many years in private security services. And in January 2016, he was detained by the police for possession of weapons and ammunition. Sagaidak was arrested and held in custody until the summer of 2016, then he was released under a written undertaking not to leave the place.

As reported by the "Observer", earlier in Syria, another representative of the "Wagner" PMC Vasily Yurlin.