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Pyatnashka Brigade
The Pyatnashka International Brigade, or simply the Pyatnashka , is a military unit of the 87th Rifle Regiment of the Russian Ground Forces. Until 1 January 2023, it was part of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). It is attached to the 1st Army Corps (Russia), 1st Donetsk Army Corps. It mainly consists of international volunteers. The brigade is led by Akhra Avidzba, an officer of Abkhazians, Abkhaz origin. History War in Donbas The battalion was formed in the summer of 2014. It was nicknamed "The Fifteen" in reference to the unit's original strength of 15 soldiers. The battalion would take part in the multiple battles of the War in Donbas. It began as a unit for the 110th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, Republican Guard of the DPR, it is named after the first 15 volunteers in Donetsk, which included its leader Akhra Avidzba, a veteran of the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict, Abkhazian conflict. The Pyatnashka battalion defended a checkpoint in Staronavtiv st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DPR People's Militia
The Donetsk People's Militia and Luhansk People's Militia (formerly also called Russian separatist forces in Donbas) are pro-Russian paramilitaries in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, which have been fighting the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War. During the Donbas War (2014–2022), they were affiliated with the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). They supported the Russian military during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In September 2022, Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, Russia annexed the DPR and LPR, and the paramilitaries are being integrated into the Russian military. They are designated as List of designated terrorist organizations, terrorist groups by the Government of Ukraine. The separatist paramilitaries were formed during the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine. The Donbas People's Militia was formed in March 2014 by Pavel Gubarev, who proclaimed himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
