Volunteer from Kazan dies in Ugledar battle
Ruslan Fayzutdinov, a volunteer from Kazan, fought in the Alga battalion from Tatarstan and died during a battle near Ugledar on February 6, 2023. He documented his experiences and disillusionment with the war in blog posts published in August 2023 and June 2025.
Consensus
- Ruslan Fayzutdinov was a volunteer from Kazan who served in the Alga battalion from Tatarstan.
- He participated in the battle near Ugledar on February 6, 023.
- Fayzutdinov died during the conflict.
- He wrote blog posts about his experiences in the war.
- His writings were published on the 'Dzen' platform.
- The story of his service was used by Idel.Реалии to illustrate the history of the entire Alga battalion.
- Fayzutdinov had prior military experience, including service in the Wagner PMC.
- He described his initial belief in the oath and later disillusionment with his command.
Points of divergence
- Fayzutdinov wrote two blog posts titled 'Ugledar. February 6. Alga Battalion. So that they remember' on August 6, 2023, and June 27, 2025. — tg_idelrealii
- Fayzutdinov claimed to have over a decade of experience in various wars around the world and that his involvement in the conflict began in 2014. — tg_idelrealii
- Fayzutdinov entered the Alga battalion in summer 2022 after training and served on the front line. — tg_idelrealii
Coverage (5 sources)
- "I am an 'Old Man', I am still alive'. The path of soldier 'Algi' from faith in the oath to disillusionment and death in war — Idel.Реалии
- "I am an 'Old Man', I am still alive'. The path of soldier 'Algi' from faith in the oath to disillusionment and death in war — Север.Реалии
- "I am an 'Old Man', I am still alive'. The path of soldier 'Algi' from faith in the oath to disillusionment and death in war — Сибирь.Реалии
- "I am an 'Old Man', I am still alive'. The path of soldier 'Algi' from faith in the oath to disillusionment and death in war — Idel.Реалии
- Ruslan Fayzutdinov — a volunteer from Kazan who participated in the war against Ukraine. Like hundreds of thousands of others — already deceased... — Радио Свобода