Milchakov, born in 1991 and co-founder of the neo-Nazi
Rusich group in 2014, has fought in Donbas and with Wagner in Ukraine, openly
embracing Nazi symbols and facing U.S. and EU sanctions.
Russian military Telegram posts first hinted at an unnamed hero's death before naming him, with pro-Ukrainian accounts highlighting his alleged history of torturing prisoners and killing a puppy on video.
Past death rumors in late 2024 proved false via a voice message, and no official confirmation from either side has surfaced yet, leaving reactions from skepticism to dark hopes in limbo.