Dmitri Kovalev

Guards Colonel Dmitri Nikolaiovich Kovalev (/kəvɐlʲɵf/; Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Ковалёв, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ kəvɐˈlʲɵf] ), born Yegor Mykolaiovich Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Єгор Миколайович Коваленко) and also known for a time as Đurađ Kovačić (Serbo-Croatian: Ђурађ Ковачић), was a Ukrainian-born Bosnian Serb who served in the Bosnian Serb Army during the Yugoslav Wars, before moving to the Russian Federation in 1997 under an assumed name. Dmitri would join the Russian military, eventually becoming the commanding officer of the 19th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, where he would serve under Major General Boris Volkov, helping to play a major role in provoking the 2025 Crisis.