Denis Vasiliyevich Vetchinov (; (28 June 1976 in Stepnogorsk – 9 August 2008 in South Ossetia) was a Russian Ground Forces major killed in action during the 2008 South Ossetia war and posthumuously awarded with Russia's highest military award, Hero of the Russian Federation, for his role in the conflict. In film August Eighth Vetchinov became a prototype of captain Ilya played by Khasan Baroyev.
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