 Putin often dons leathers to ride with the Night Wolves, or Nochniye Volki. | The Night Wolves vows its 5,000 members would die for Putin. Their manifesto rejects most laws and the "warriors of the road" say they are on a mission to save Mother Russia, particularly from "gays and feminists." |  Putin with leader Alexander 'The Surgeon' Zaldostanov. |
 The biker club has reportedly received more than $1 million from the Kremlin | In 2014, the Night Wolves stormed a naval facility in Crimea, with Zaldostanov personally overseeing “the confiscation of Ukrainian weapons.” He was later awarded a medal by Putin for his actions. |  |
