PMC WAGNER HOODED WINTER FIELD JACKET 002

Private collection
PMC WAGNER HOODED WINTER FIELD JACKET 002
Private collection

Collection

  • PMC Wagner
  • Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Uniforms

Origin

Battle of Bakhmut
Bakhmut, Donetsk, Ukraine

Year

2023

Association

Worn by a Russian Wagner Group mercenary during the fighting in Bakhmut.

Description

A heavily field-worn Russian EMR (Digital Flora) camouflage hooded winter jacket retaining two morale patches associated with the PMC Wagner. The left sleeve displays a Grim Reaper patch accompanied by a Russian Wagner slogan "Мы бизнес-смерть, и бизнес идет хорошо,'' while the right sleeve bears a rare patch reading "ГРУЗ 200 МЫ ВМЕСТЕ.'' The jacket exhibits extensive operational wear, with fading, staining, and heavy creasing consistent with prolonged field use.

Left sleeve patch translation

''Мы бизнес-смерть, и бизнес идет хорошо''
“We are in the business of death, and business is good.

Right sleeve patch translation

''ГРУЗ 200 МЫ ВМЕСТЕ''
“Cargo 200 — We Are Together”

Cargo 200 (Груз 200) is a Soviet military code meaning a soldier killed in action and transported home in a coffin. The phrase originated during the Soviet–Afghan War and later became common Russian military slang for battlefield deaths. On Wagner patches, it appears as text alone, referencing this code and implying enemy casualties.

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