The Kremlin commented on the visit of the leader of the Russian mercenaries to Putin

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov promised to check whether at the reception in the Kremlin with President Vladimir Putin in honor of the Heroes of the Fatherland Day the commander of the private military company Wagner Dmitry Utkin. It is reported by Interfax .

“I will need to check the list of invited. I can’t say so offhand, ”he said.

Earlier, Fontanka reported that on December 9, Dmitry Utkin was present at the reception in the Kremlin, nicknamed Wagner. The members of his military company allegedly participated in hostilities in the Donbass and Syria. It was reported that Wagner fighters could play a decisive role in the liberation of Palmyra.

In the video from the reception, Utkin’s reward is visible, but the journalists could not recognize it. There is no information about his awarding in the public domain.

At the reception, according to the publication, was also attended by the deputy “Wagner” Andrei Troshev. There were two orders of the Red Star on his jacket, two orders of courage and the Golden Star of the Hero of Russia.

According to RBC, from 5.1 billion rubles to 10.3 billion rubles were spent on mercenaries from Wagner in Syria. The publication also reported that the base of Wagner fighters in Molkino was served by structures that are related to Evgeny Prigozhin.