Vladislav Apostol

Vladislav Apostol (died February 7, 2018) was a Russian–Moldovan national reported to have been associated with the Wagner Group, a private military company involved in conflicts including the Syrian civil war.

Background

According to investigative reporting, Apostol had previously participated in fighting in eastern Ukraine before deploying to Syria as part of Wagner Group operations.

Alleged involvement in 2017 killing

In 2017, a video circulated online showing Russian-speaking men torturing and killing a Syrian detainee at an industrial site. The footage depicts the victim being beaten, including with a sledgehammer, and later killed.

Investigations by Novaya Gazeta and other media outlets used open-source analysis, social media comparisons, and leaked data to identify individuals allegedly involved. Apostol was named in some of these reports as a suspected participant.

No public criminal trial has confirmed the identities or legal responsibility of those involved.

Death

Apostol died on February 7, 2018, following a U.S. airstrike on pro-government and Wagner-linked forces near Deir ez-Zor, Syria.

AmboxBr separated entriesCategory handlerCite webCountDated maintenance categoryDated maintenance category (articles)Death dateDMCAFind sources mainspaceFULLROOTPAGENAMEIf emptyInfobox personIsIPAddressLongitemMain otherModule:ArgumentsModule:Category handlerModule:Category handler/blacklistModule:Category handler/configModule:Category handler/dataModule:Category handler/sharedModule:Check for conflicting parametersModule:Check for unknown parametersModule:Citation/CS1Module:Citation/CS1/COinSModule:Citation/CS1/ConfigurationModule:Citation/CS1/Date validationModule:Citation/CS1/IdentifiersModule:Citation/CS1/styles.cssModule:Citation/CS1/UtilitiesModule:Citation/CS1/WhitelistModule:DateModule:Detect singularModule:Disambiguation/templatesModule:Find sourcesModule:Find sources/configModule:Find sources/linksModule:Find sources/templates/Find sources mainspaceModule:If emptyModule:InfoboxModule:Infobox/styles.cssModule:InfoboxImageModule:IPAddressModule:Message boxModule:Message box/ambox.cssModule:Message box/configurationModule:Namespace detect/configModule:Namespace detect/dataModule:Ns has subpagesModule:PagetypeModule:Pagetype/configModule:Pagetype/disambiguationModule:Pagetype/rfdModule:Pagetype/setindexModule:Pagetype/softredirectModule:ParameterCountModule:Person dateModule:RedirectModule:SDcatModule:Separated entriesModule:StringModule:TableToolsModule:Template link generalModule:TextModule:UnsubstModule:WdModule:Wd/i18nModule:Wikitext ParsingModule:YesnoMONTHNAMEMONTHNUMBERNOINDEXNs has subpagesPagetypePluralize from textProposed deletion/datedProposed deletion/styles.cssRedirect otherReflistReflist/styles.cssSDcatShort descriptionShort description/lowercasecheckTemplate link with substTlspUse dmy datesWikidata image

📊 Wikidata

Subject Facts

QID: Q139552224

Label: Vladislav Apostol

Description: russian–Moldovan mercenary (died 2018)

Type: Human

Died: February 7, 2018

Wikidata Archive Data

Captured: May 1, 2026 12:43 AM

View raw claims JSON

Stored properties: 2

P31P570

{
    "P31": [
        {
            "id": "Q139552224$5e1274e4-25da-4e47-9fb3-426243f8c184",
            "rank": "normal",
            "type": "statement",
            "mainsnak": {
                "hash": "ad7d38a03cdd40cdc373de0dc4e7b7fcbccb31d9",
                "datatype": "wikibase-item",
                "property": "P31",
                "snaktype": "value",
                "datavalue": {
                    "type": "wikibase-entityid",
                    "value": {
                        "id": "Q5",
                        "numeric-id": 5,
                        "entity-type": "item"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    ],
    "P570": [
        {
            "id": "Q139552224$286312c3-016b-40d8-a863-1699246b344c",
            "rank": "normal",
            "type": "statement",
            "mainsnak": {
                "hash": "50d6d32a716181e4e15727df1a60ff9541bdc464",
                "datatype": "time",
                "property": "P570",
                "snaktype": "value",
                "datavalue": {
                    "type": "time",
                    "value": {
                        "time": "+2018-02-07T00:00:00Z",
                        "after": 0,
                        "before": 0,
                        "timezone": 0,
                        "precision": 11,
                        "calendarmodel": "http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1985727"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Main Menu

Vladislav Apostol

Background

Alleged involvement in 2017 killing

Death

See also

Vladislav Apostol

Background

Alleged involvement in 2017 killing

Death

See also

See Also

Hussam al-Tahhan