# Valery Chekalov

> Valery Yevgenyevich Chekalov was a Russian mercenary leader, head of logistics of the Wagner private military company, and a close confidant of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Chekalov was Wagner's "logistics mastermind" and controlled several Prigozhin-linked front companies that coordinated Wagner Group activities in Libya and Syria, including managing mercenaries, securing weapons, and running Wagner's business operations in Syria and Africa. For his activities on Prigozhin's behalf, the United States sanctioned Chekalov in July 2023.

*Wagner Group head of security and foreign logistics*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/valery-chekalov

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** Russia
- **Born:** 1976-01-10
- **Died:** 2023-08-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Valery Yevgenyevich Chekalov was a Russian mercenary leader, head of logistics of the Wagner private military company, and a close confidant of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Chekalov was Wagner's "logistics mastermind" and controlled several Prigozhin-linked front companies that coordinated Wagner Group activities in Libya and Syria, including managing mercenaries, securing weapons, and running Wagner's business operations in Syria and Africa. For his activities on Prigozhin's behalf, the United States sanctioned Chekalov in July 2023.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 48.3
- **Momentum:** 1.8

## Sources
- [Valery Chekalov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Chekalov)
- [Чекалов, Валерий Евгеньевич](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%95%D0%B2%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [瓦列里·切卡洛夫](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%93%A6%E5%88%97%E9%87%8C%C2%B7%E5%88%87%E5%8D%A1%E6%B4%9B%E5%A4%AB)
- [Чекалов Валерій Євгенович](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%84%D0%B2%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Valerij Jevgenjevitsj Tsjekalov](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerij_Jevgenjevitsj_Tsjekalov)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121832833)

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