* "Sedoi" is the nom de guerre of Andrei Troshev, a senior Wagner commander, according to European Union sanctions documents, French official documents, sources with knowledge of the matter and Russian media reports.
* The EU described him as the "executive director (chief of staff) of the Wagner Group" in its 2021 document which also says he was a founding member of the group.
"Andrei Troshev is directly involved in the military operations of the Wagner Group in Syria," the EU said.
Britain also described him in its Syria sanctions documents as the chief executive of Wagner.
Western sanctions documents list his date of birth as April 5, 1953.
Persons:
Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Andrei Troshev, Wagner, France's, Dmitry Utkin, Troshev, Putin, Bashar al, of, Guy Faulconbridge, Angus MacSwan
Organizations:
Wagner Group, France's Treasury, Kommersant, Wagner, St, Red Star, Islamic State, Thomson
Locations:
MOSCOW, EU, Syria, Deir, Britain, Leningrad, Soviet, St Petersburg, Afghanistan, Soviet Union, North Caucasus, SOBR, Russian, of Russia, Palmyra, Utkin