A b s t r a c t Molecular markers make it possible to monitor the directional introgression of alien genetic material to the genome of wheat. Among the diverse molecular markers, the PLUG (PCR-based landmark unique gene) markers have the greatest advantage for analyzing distant hybrids due to the ability to amplify polymorphism fragments on closely related species and to detect simultaneously three genomes within one homoeological group in one PCR. A collection of 41 entries of different breeding stages developed in Russian State Agrarian University as a result of crossing of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and wheat T. timopheevii Zhuk. was studied. All hybrids were resistant to leaf rust and powedery mildew natural infection. Using this collection of distant hybrids, we demonstrated for the first time the possibilities of PLUG markers for identifying alien introgressions in the genome of bread wheat from T. timopheevii. In order to increase the degree of polymorphism between the entries, we additionally processed the products of amplification of PLUG markers with highfrequency restriction endonucleases TaqI and HaeIII. The entries were found to carry both single and multiple introgressions. The latter entries with introgressions in more than one homeological group are of particular interest. The heterogeneity of not only the late generations of entries, but also the entries from the nursery of the preliminary cultivar estimation, which may be associated with secondary chasmogamy, is shown. As a result of the studies, 14 PLUG markers for the long and short chromosome arm of each homeological group have been selected, which can be recommended for the detection of the genetic material of T. timopheevii in distant hybrids of T. timopheevii ½ T. aestivum. The advantages of PLUG markers as a tool for monitoring the transfer of alien hereditary material into the genome of bread wheat are discussed.Keywords: common wheat, Triticum aestivum, Triticum timopheevii, wide hybridization, molecular markers, PLUG, PCR The predominance of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L., A u BD) over other wheat species is determined by ecological plasticity, resistance to low and high temperatures, excess and shortage of moisture, diseases and pests. Currently, this is the main food crop for about one third of the world's population [1,2]. However, in connection with impoverishment of genetic resources of bread wheat, evolution of pathogens, loss of efficiency of the present disease and pest resistance genes, a problem of search for new resistance genes for transfer into the T. aestivum genome at distant hybridization becomes important.As a source of such genes, relatives of bread wheat are used, in particular,