Anton Elizarov officially became the leader of PMC “Wagner”, now everything will depend on his further decision. This is what Wagnerites wrote in the official Telegram channel “WAGNER”.
“I don’t want to say too much, so I’ll keep it short. PMC WAGNER officially swears to execute the culprit, we already know who you are, and today we will break through from Belarus to Russia, wait for us, dog”.
In the first point of Prigozhin’s dying instructions, it was indicated to put Elizarov in his place. He designated him as his successor.
The new head of the Wagner group was Anton Elizarov, the commander of the unit that led the attack on Bakhmut and Soledar, as well as fought in Syria, the Central African Republic and Libya pic.twitter.com/HUlCnRSbbE
— Albatros (@AlbatrosZV) August 26, 2023
Anton Olegovich Elizarov was born in 1981 in Rostov region, USSR. Russian military, commander of PMC “Wagner” detachment. Participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, callsign “Lotus”. Hero of the Russian Federation, Hero of the DPR, Hero of the LPR.
In 1998, he graduated from the “Suvorov” school in Ulyanovsk. In 2003, he graduated from the Ryazan Higher Air Force Command School named after Army General V.F. Margelov. Since 2003, he has served as a parachute platoon commander in the 7th Guards Airborne Division.
In 2014, he was dismissed from the army after being convicted by the Krasnodar Garrison Military Court of a crime against property. He received a three-year suspended sentence and paid a fine.
After that, he joined PMC “Wagner”.
He participated in the Russian military operation in Syria.
From 2016 to 2019, he was an instructor in the Central African Republic. In 2021, he commanded a detachment of assault troops in Libya. From the first days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he participated in the offensive. Lead the assault on the city of Soledar. By decree of Vladimir Putin from 2022, “for courage and heroism” shown in combat operations in Ukraine, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
At this time, the Russian media have not confirmed that Anton Elizarov is the new leader of PMC “Wagner”. Such information at this time is available only in the “WAGNER” Telegram channel.
2023-08-26 10:23:00
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