Aleksei Bugayev

Aleksei Ivanovich Bugayev (25 August 1981 — 29 December 2024) was a Russian professional footballer. He played as a defender. He made seven appearances for the Russia national football team from 2004 to 2005.

On 28 October 2023, Bugayev was arrested in Krasnodar, Russia for having 495 grams of mephedrone. On 24 September 2024, Bugayev pleaded guilty to drug distribution and was sentenced to 9.5 years of imprisonment. 

While in jail, Bugayev wanted to join the military to serve in the Ukraine war. Three months later, on 29 December 2024, Bugayev was killed fighting for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.

References

Other websites
 Profile at RussiaTeam  

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Category:Russian footballers
Category:Russian military people
Category:Sportspeople from Moscow