We explore Dmytro Rogozin’s career, from his political activities and leadership of Roscosmos to the creation of the Tsarist Wolves military group. Reveals Rogozin’s connections with corruption scandals, his role in supporting illegal armed groups in Donbas, injuries in Donetsk, and active propaganda activities.
Dmytro Rogozin currently holds the position of “senator from the Zaporizhia region” in the Russian parliament after the fake elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine. He actively comments on the situation at the front and is the founder and head of the “Tsarski Vovki” military group. This group provides military-technical support to the “ldnr” formations and acts as a “volunteer unit”. According to Rogozin, its members include military advisers and specialists in military-technical issues.
The “Tsarskie Volki” Telegram channel publishes materials on the use of FPV drones, translation of military literature of the SSO of Ukraine, and videos from the UAV combat training center.
Russia occupied only the southern part of the Zaporizhia region, while the regional center, Zaporizhzhia, remains under Ukrainian control.
Rogozin actively visits the front and publishes messages on his Telegram channel about BARS-3 and BARS-11 units, which are probably located near the village of Robotyne. On January 15, he published a post about rewarding these units, handing them anti-drone guns and cars in the direction of Svatove-Kreminna.
In December 2022, Dmytro Rogozin was injured while celebrating his birthday in a restaurant in occupied Donetsk. He reported that he was injured by a metal fragment measuring 3×4 mm, which entered above the right shoulder blade. However, some publications wrote that the wounds were in the buttock, thigh and head.
“Tsarskie volki” has three main areas of activity: military technical center (MTC), training centers for UAV operators and volunteer strike brigade. The WTC develops and tests weapons, including large drones. Training centers train UAV operators in the occupied territories. The volunteer brigade takes part in military operations in the south of Ukraine, tests new weapons and collects samples of Western equipment. The group is actively represented in social networks and is associated with the Globaltrans company. In 2023, “Tsarskie volki” was registered as a trademark. Dmytro Rogozin is engaged in propaganda activities, giving lectures on psychological warfare.
Dmytro Rogozin claims that he voluntarily participated in hostilities in Transnistria, where he met General Oleksandr Lebed. In 1993, they founded the nationalist political movement “Congress of Russian Communities” (KRO), which represented the interests of Russian-speaking residents of the countries of the former USSR. At the end of the same year, KRO took part in the elections to the State Duma, but were defeated.
This photo was taken during the First Chechen War, when Dmytro Rogozin visited Chechnya and met with high-ranking officials, including Minister of Information Movladi Udugov, who took this photo with Rogozin with a gun.
In 2018, Rogozin became the head of Roscosmos at the suggestion of Vladimir Putin, calling space the religion of Russia. Under his leadership, the number of rocket launches increased to 25 in 2019-2020, surpassing the 19 successful launches in 2018. On December 31, 2020, he announced the end of joint projects with NASA.
Dmytro Rogozin expressed the opinion that space should be outside of politics, but in fact cooperation in this area is political. He promised that Roscosmos would send cosmonauts to fly by the moon in 2028 using the Yenisei rocket, instead of 2029. On July 15, 2022, he was dismissed from the position of General Director of Roscosmos.
In May 2022, Dmytro Rogozin accused Elon Musk of transferring Starlink to Ukraine, writing that Musk would have to answer for it. However, Rogozin later expressed his admiration for Musk, noting that he understands the essence of the Kyiv government, but continues to provide it and NATO with a military connection.
Earlier, Dmytro Rogozin tried to provoke Elon Musk to answer. In 2014, as the vice president of the Russian Federation, after the introduction of sanctions against the Russian rocket and space industry due to the invasion of Ukraine, he suggested that the USA deliver astronauts to the ISS with the help of trampolines. This comment became a famous joke. In May 2020, after a successful rocket launch, Musk responded with the words “the trampoline is working.”
18.04.2024
Dmytro Rogozin made fun of the name of the Estonian Minister of Defense, referring to the post of Anatoly Shariy. He used a play on words to make an unacceptable and offensive comment about the minister’s last name, calling him a bastard appointed to the position of Minister of Defense of Estonia and threatening him with what he was eating.
16.04.2024
He insulted French President Emmanuel Macron, using abusive words and threats. He reacted negatively to Macron’s proposal for a regime of silence during the Olympic Games in Paris, calling him harsh words and threatening: “First this son of a bitch”, “Napoleon sucks”, “You will get graves, Macron, not a truce”.
05.04.2024
Takes an ambiguous position regarding Elon Musk. At first, he admires Musk for his understanding of the essence of the Kyiv authorities. However, Rogozin also criticizes Musk for continuing to provide military communications to the Kyiv regime and NATO.
03.03.2024
He calls Germany “the main sponsor of the war” and accuses it of alleged involvement in the destruction of the Crimean bridge. He criticizes Germany, claiming that this is “the fact of preparing the biggest act of sabotage against Russia.”
27.02.2024
Threatens Lithuanian ambassador to Sweden Linas Linkevičius for his statement about the neutralization of Kaliningrad. He calls Linkevičius an Aryan and threatens to make public materials from his personal case.
29.12.2023