They include Dmitry Utkin, who is believed to have given the mercenary group its name. Russia also says Valery Chekalov, who is believed to have been crucial to the group's finances, was on board.

While Prigozhin’s face was ubiquitous in global media, Utkin rarely made public appearances. So who was Dmitry Utkin ... He later went on to become an officer in Russia’s GRU military ...

MYTISHCHI /Moscow Region/, August 31. /TASS/. Dmitry Utkin, commander of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) has been buried at the Pantheon of Homeland Defenders federal military memorial ...