Viktor Sevalnev was recruited by the Wagner group and made commander of his company after the previous commander died in combat. According to the Russian site, The Insider, he was allegedly executed after his men deserted from the front. Source: The Insider Convicted Viktor Sevalnev, who commanded the 7th motorized rifle company of the so-called people's militia of the "LPR", called his wife Lilia on November 20 and said that they were going to take him away from the hospital, where he was recovering from a wound at the front, and shoot him because the soldiers of his company deserted.