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Identified: 15 servicemen of the Russian 382nd Marine Battalion who participated in the aggression against Ukraine

InformNapalm volunteer intelligence community found on Russian social media new evidence that Russian servicemen of the 382nd Marine Battalion of the Russian Black Sea Fleet participated in the seizure of Belbek airfield , the headquarters of the 204th Sevastopol Tactical Air Force Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , the 50th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , and in the incursion into the village of Chongar in Henichesk Raion of Kherson Oblast of Ukraine .
In most of the photo and video footage taken by journalists during the Russian invasion into Crimea in 2014 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be seen wearing balaclavas and lacking insignia , which greatly complicated their identification .
Russian military commanders were aware that they were committing a war crime , and therefore ordered the perpetrators to carefully disguise themselves .
But over the years , through persistent open-source intelligence ( OSINT ) effort and monitoring of social networks , InformNapalm volunteers have been able to rip off the masks from Russian war criminals , establish their identities and provide additional evidence of their participation in the aggression against Ukraine .
Pictured – one of the subjects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thoroughly protected him from the cameras of journalists and bystanders , but it could not protect him from his own camera in his smartphone .
In this OSINT investigation we established the personal data of 13 Russian servicemen who participated in the aggression against Ukraine , and two other people from this unit had been identified by InformNapalm earlier in a previous investigation .
General data of 15 Russian servicemen of the 382nd Marine Battalion ( military unit 45765 ) is shown in the infographics .
The starting point of this OSINT investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the 382nd Marine Battalion .
After examining his social media pages and pages of his colleagues we could identify 12 other Russian marines who also participated in the special operation to seize the Crimea .
A complete list and additional facts are provided below .
Army photos started appearing in Karabuklian ’ s photo album in July 2013 .
He served as a machine gunner in the headquarters company of the 19th Motorized Rifle Brigade ( MRB ) , military unit 20634 , stationed in Vladikavkaz , North Ossetia .
In December @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marine Battalion of the Russian Black Sea Fleet ( military unit 45765 ) .
It is based in the city of Temryuk , Krasnodar Krai and is a part of the 810th Marine Brigade ( military unit 13140 , based in Sevastopol , temporarily occupied Crimea ) .
Karabukliyan mentioned his service as a marine under the following photo : On February 23 , 2014 he posted a photo with a caption : .
Subsequent posts and photos on Karabukliyan ’ s page make it clear why he said goodbye to Russia and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2014 , the subject of our investigation posted : .
The next photo in his profile features aircraft : We managed to geolocate the spot and determine the coordinates of this shot : 44.685445 , 33.566548 .
This is the Belbek Airfield , the city of Sevastopol , occupied Crimea .
We also found a photo of him in front of a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter .
In May , the unit of this Russian occupier , after completing its missions , returned from Ukraine to Russia .
This posting says .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handling tug supply vessel ( AHTS ) KIL-158 .
We wrote about the deployment of marines from Russia to Ukraine on this vessel in our previous investigation where we presented the data of the Russian marine Alexandr Udodov .
Here is a comparison of the photographs of Udodov and Karmelavichus taken aboard KIL-158 .
The next photo was taken in front of a Ukrainian L-39 aircraft .
Photo of a sign with the inscription “ 204th Sevastopol Tactical Air Force Brigade ” ( screenshot ) .
Photo of a stand with the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headquarters of the military unit A4515 .
This is the 204th Sevastopol Tactical Air Force Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine .
Before the war , the brigade was based in Sevastopol ( Belbek ) .
At the gates of the car park of the Belbek Airfield in the village of Lyubimovka .
The next photo was taken in Feodosia .
It features military equipment and S-300 missile launchers .
Before the Russian invasion , the 50th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was based in Feodosia .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we see the same equipment outside the window , and in the foreground the tablet where the invaders wrote their names .
And a photo of the medal For the Return of Crimea .
• Andrey Belyaev ( Russian : Беляев Андрей Алексеевич ) , born on December 28 , 1994 , indicates his place of residence in the village of Zassovskaya , Labinsk Raion , Krasnodar Krai and Tuapse city , Krasnodar Krai , may also reside in Labinsk city .
He did his conscript military service in the Russian Army from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , then in Temryuk .
He posted a photo taken at the gates of the Belbek Airfield in the village of Lyubimovka .
The next photo was also taken in Belbek .
The road behind the occupier leads to the airfield .
* We are grateful to our readers for their help in identifying the location of both photographs from the album of Belyaev .
• Egor Biryuchkov ( Russian : Бирючков Егор Иванович ) , born on October 26 , 1993 , in the village of Rostashi , Arkadak Raion , Saratov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conscript military service in 2012 in Barnaul in the strategic missile forces .
In 2013 , he signed a contract at the 382nd Marine Battalion .
On March 1 , 2014 , he posted a photo taken on KIL-158 support vessel .
He also posted photos taken in Crimea .
The caption under the photo of the boat says : “ Belbek ” Biryuchkov also posted a photo of the award certificate of a medal for the occupation of Crimea , signed by the commander of the 810th Marine Brigade of the Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( the 382nd Marine Battalion is structurally a part of the 810th Marine Brigade ) .
Read more about Colonel Belyavsky in our previous investigation .
• Sergey Tsimmer ( Russian : Циммер Сергей ) , born on October 23 , 1993 , indicated his place of residence on his social media pages as the cities of Krasnodar and Saratov .
Like the other men in this investigation , Tsimmer posted a photo taken aboard the ship in his album on February 23 , 2014 .
The next photos in the album were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Here , behind Tsimmer is an information board in the colors of the Ukrainian flag .
• Denis Zabolotnikov ( Russian : Заболотников Денис Александрович ) , born on October 09 , 1983 , graduated from high school in the village of Paygarma , Ruzaevka Raion , Republic of Mordovia , Russia .
Ruzayevka is indicated as his place of residence .
He served in military unit 34091 ( 386th Motorized Rifle Training Regiment stationed in Knyaze-Volkonskoye village , Khabarovsk Krai ) and in military unit 44922 ( stationed in the town @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August 2013 , he was spotted serving in the Black Sea Fleet .
On February 23 , 2014 , he posted a photo with a geotag in Tsemesskaya Bay ( Krasnodar Krai , Russia ) .
Third on the left is Sergey Zimmer , fourth – Denis Zabolotnikov Another photo on the ship .
Here are several photos from Belbek .
In connection with the next photo , let us recall that on March 7 , 2014 , local Kherson newspaper published a news story titled Kherson Oblast today : barrels of Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Russian troops entered the village and began mining the fields .
The villagers stopped taking their children to school , because the barrels of nine Russian armored personnel carriers were aimed at the center of the village , where the school was located .
In protest , residents raised Ukrainian flags on their houses and urged the authorities to protect them from Russian invaders .
Apparently , Zabolotnikov was among the invaders referred to in this story .
Here is a group photo of Russian servicemen with a caption : .
Zabolotnikov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photo of a medal for the occupation of Crimea with its award certificate .
On February 23 , 2014 , Lavrukhin posted a number of photographs taken on a ship .
This is the same support vessel KIL-158 , as in the photo of his colleagues .
Further in Lavrukhin ’ s album , photographs taken in Ukraine start to appear .
In the next photo , Russian invaders stand with weapons in their hands near a poster calling to “ vote correctly on March 16 ” .
This is a “ campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” held by the Russian invaders at gunpoint on March 16 , 2014 .
The next photo of Lavrukhin was taken in the village of Chongar , Kherson Oblast of Ukraine .
He captioned his photo : .
In the background of the next photo , we see a billboard advertising Nova Poshta mail service in Ukrainian .
Lavrukhin also posted a photo with a medal for participation in the special operation to seize the Crimea .
Lavrukhin also has a group photo with other soldiers of his unit near a Ukrainian post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the location of this picture in Sevastopol .
In the photo , Lavrukhin and Biryuchkov are on the left , two other Russian servicemen will be discussed below .
• Our next subject in this investigation is the third person on the group photo near the post office .
He is also featured in photographs in Tsimmer ’ s album .
In one of them , we could read the name on his chest patch : Kamaletdinov .
However , his page was archived in 2015 – https : //archive.is/xqNvK .
Someone must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian war criminal .
Kamaletdinov must have noticed the surveillance and made changes to his data : instead of his first name Valeriy , he wrote “ Kama ” .
We thank the unknown investigator for helping us in establishing and documenting the real name of this Russian occupier .
After examining all the available data , we could establish that in the above photo we see Valeriy Kamaletdinov , born on June 29 , 1993 in Dergachi town , Saratov Oblast , Russia .
• We also found two social media pages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photo near the post office .
One of them is under the name of Sergei Valerievich , and the other is nicknamed “ We Praise Our Own ” ( Russian : “ свое славим ” ) .
Having studied the family circle of this user , we established the full name : Sergey Popov ( Russian : Попов Сергей Валерьевич ) .
He was likely born between 1985 and 1989 ( classmates born in 1985 were found in his profile , and his younger brother Andrey was born in 1989 ) .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Krasnoarmeiskiy Raion , Krasnodar Krai .
He has a car with a license plate Р409ХЕ93 .
His father lives in Slavyansk-on-Kuban .
Popov ’ wariness in terms of offering his real name on social media is probably due to the fact he served in the Chechen Republic .
He captioned this photo as follows : “ They wanted to blow us up back in ‘ 10 in Chechnya ” .
At the time of the Russian invasion in Ukraine in February 2014 , Popov was serving under a contract in the 382nd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a photo from Lavrukhin ’ s album on February 23 , 2014 , taken on the ship that was carrying the invaders to Crimea .
Here he and Lavrukhin stand next to the familiar poster calling to “ vote correctly ” .
The following two photos were taken in Belbek .
Anton Karmelavichus was also photographed near this plane , and he signed the photo as taken in Belbek .
Let us compare the photos .
He posted a photo taken at the Belbek Airfield against the background of Ukrainian state symbols , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stands of the airfield .
There was an interesting conversation between Yakunin and his friends under a photograph taken on the seashore in Sevastopol .
This conversation testifies that the Crimeans resented the Russian invasion .
Shelestov : It ’ s SevAstopol .
Locals are not yet offended ?
Yakunin : No… just waiting for our departure… He served in the Russian Army in 2013-2014 .
He started the service in the 34th Motorized Rifle Brigade , then transferred to the marines .
On March 1 , 2014 , in the comments under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was preparing to go to Crimea on the orders of Putin .
“ Belov : The president said to send troops to put things in order , thereby helping Crimea Lyalin : Are you going to Sevastopol ?
Belov : First to Sevastopol and then we ’ ll see Khudyakov : Prepare in silence – a talker is a godsend for a spy Belov : Makes no sense to keep mum , everyone knows anyway !
” • Stas Ilyushchenko ( Russian : Илющенко Стас ) , born June 16 , 1994 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Krasnodar Krai , Russia .
He began his military service in Maykop in the 33rd Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade .
In November 2013 , he transferred to the 382nd Marine Batalion in Temryuk .
On March 2 , 2014 , he updated his status to .
” When asked where exactly , he answered that it was Ukraine .
On March 24 , he published a post saying , and in May he wrote about his return to Russia .
In the next photo Ilyushchenko is in the center , on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us , and on the left is Ivan Konyukhov , who will be discussed below .
• Ivan Konyukhov ( Russian : Конюхов Иван ) , born on January 21 , 1993 , indicated his place of residence in the cities of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and Rostov-on-Don .
Konyukhov did not immediately post any photographic evidence of his participation in the special operation to seize the Crimea ; he uploaded his photos only in December 2014 , including a photo with a medal for the occupation of the Crimea .
From left to right , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ilyushchenko , Belov Konyukhov was also photographed at the stele with the inscription in Ukrainian .
Our readers recognized the location .
Apparently , this photo was taken on the territory of the former 168th State Aviation Research Center ( military unit A0156 ) .
Its headquarters and some subunits were located in Prymorske , and the main airfield in Kirovsky , Crimea .
For information about the commander of the 382nd Marine Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Kartavkin , under whose command the marines participated in the special operation to seize Crimea , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call on the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine to carry out all the necessary legal proceedings in accordance with Ukrainian and international legislation in relation to the identified Russian servicemen , participants in the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine .
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InformNapalm volunteer intelligence community found on Russian social media new evidence that Russian servicemen of the 382nd Marine Battalion of the Russian Black Sea Fleet participated in the seizure of Belbek airfield, the headquarters of the 204th Sevastopol Tactical Air Force Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 50th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and in the incursion into the village of Chongar in Henichesk Raion of Kherson Oblast of Ukraine.
Masks are off
In most of the photo and video footage taken by journalists during the Russian invasion into Crimea in 2014, the Russian “green men” could be seen wearing balaclavas and lacking insignia, which greatly complicated their identification. Russian military commanders were aware that they were committing a war crime, and therefore ordered the perpetrators to carefully disguise themselves. But over the years, through persistent open-source intelligence (OSINT) effort and monitoring of social networks, InformNapalm volunteers have been able to rip off the masks from Russian war criminals, establish their identities and provide additional evidence of their participation in the aggression against Ukraine.
Pictured – one of the subjects of this OSINT investigation. A balaclava thoroughly protected him from the cameras of journalists and bystanders, but it could not protect him from his own camera in his smartphone.
In this OSINT investigation we established the personal data of 13 Russian servicemen who participated in the aggression against Ukraine, and two other people from this unit had been identified by InformNapalm earlier in a previous investigation. General data of 15 Russian servicemen of the 382nd Marine Battalion (military unit 45765) is shown in the infographics.
Details of this OSINT investigation
The starting point of this OSINT investigation was Klim Karabukliyan, a Russian marine from the 382nd Marine Battalion. After examining his social media pages and pages of his colleagues we could identify 12 other Russian marines who also participated in the special operation to seize the Crimea. A complete list and additional facts are provided below.
Klim Karabuklian (Russian: Карабуклиян Клим Максимович), born February 18, 1994 in Sochi, Russia.
Army photos started appearing in Karabuklian’s photo album in July 2013. He served as a machine gunner in the headquarters company of the 19th Motorized Rifle Brigade (MRB), military unit 20634, stationed in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia.
In December 2013, Karabukliyan transferred to the 382nd Marine Battalion of the Russian Black Sea Fleet (military unit 45765). It is based in the city of Temryuk, Krasnodar Krai and is a part of the 810th Marine Brigade (military unit 13140, based in Sevastopol, temporarily occupied Crimea). Karabukliyan mentioned his service as a marine under the following photo: “Now I’m a sailor ) I transferred to Temryuk, marines.”
On February 23, 2014 he posted a photo with a caption: “Goodbye Russia”.
Subsequent posts and photos on Karabukliyan’s page make it clear why he said goodbye to Russia and where he went.
On March 3, 2014, the subject of our investigation posted: “In Ukraine”.
The next photo in his profile features aircraft:
We managed to geolocate the spot and determine the coordinates of this shot: 44.685445, 33.566548. This is the Belbek Airfield, the city of Sevastopol, occupied Crimea.
We also found a photo of him in front of a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter.
In May, the unit of this Russian occupier, after completing its missions, returned from Ukraine to Russia. This posting says “I’m in Russia”.
Archived social media pages and photos of Karabukliyan https://ok.ru/profile/510213419372 (http://archive.vn/hTzej)
http://archive.vn/GVruX http://archive.vn/7JUID https://vk.com/id98663200 (http://archive.is/jQpr4)
Anton Karmelavichus (Russian: Кармелавичус Антон), born February 15, 1995 in Sochi city, Russia.
He posted a photo taken on the anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) KIL-158.
We wrote about the deployment of marines from Russia to Ukraine on this vessel in our previous investigation where we presented the data of the Russian marine Alexandr Udodov.
Here is a comparison of the photographs of Udodov and Karmelavichus taken aboard KIL-158.
The next photo was taken in front of a Ukrainian L-39 aircraft.
Photo of a sign with the inscription “204th Sevastopol Tactical Air Force Brigade” (screenshot).
Photo of a stand with the state symbols of Ukraine.
Photo near the headquarters of the military unit A4515. This is the 204th Sevastopol Tactical Air Force Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Before the war, the brigade was based in Sevastopol (Belbek).
At the gates of the car park of the Belbek Airfield in the village of Lyubimovka.
Photo with the caption “Another Russian flag is raised in Belbek”.
The next photo was taken in Feodosia. It features military equipment and S-300 missile launchers. Before the Russian invasion, the 50th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was based in Feodosia. It had 2 S-300PT/PS battalions.
Further, we see the same equipment outside the window, and in the foreground the tablet where the invaders wrote their names.
And a photo of the medal For the Return of Crimea.
Andrey Belyaev (Russian: Беляев Андрей Алексеевич), born on December 28, 1994, indicates his place of residence in the village of Zassovskaya, Labinsk Raion, Krasnodar Krai and Tuapse city, Krasnodar Krai, may also reside in Labinsk city. He did his conscript military service in the Russian Army from 2013 to 2014, first in Maykop, then in Temryuk.
He posted a photo taken at the gates of the Belbek Airfield in the village of Lyubimovka.
The next photo was also taken in Belbek. The road behind the occupier leads to the airfield.
* We are grateful to our readers for their help in identifying the location of both photographs from the album of Belyaev.
Egor Biryuchkov (Russian: Бирючков Егор Иванович), born on October 26, 1993, in the village of Rostashi, Arkadak Raion, Saratov Oblast, Russia.
He did his conscript military service in 2012 in Barnaul in the strategic missile forces. In 2013, he signed a contract at the 382nd Marine Battalion.
On March 1, 2014, he posted a photo taken on KIL-158 support vessel.
He also posted photos taken in Crimea.
The caption under the photo of the boat says: “Belbek”
Biryuchkov also posted a photo of the award certificate of a medal for the occupation of Crimea, signed by the commander of the 810th Marine Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Colonel V. Belyavsky (the 382nd Marine Battalion is structurally a part of the 810th Marine Brigade). Read more about Colonel Belyavsky in our previous investigation.
Sergey Tsimmer (Russian: Циммер Сергей), born on October 23, 1993, indicated his place of residence on his social media pages as the cities of Krasnodar and Saratov.
Like the other men in this investigation, Tsimmer posted a photo taken aboard the ship in his album on February 23, 2014.
The next photos in the album were taken in Crimea with the corresponding caption.
Here, behind Tsimmer is an information board in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
Denis Zabolotnikov (Russian: Заболотников Денис Александрович), born on October 09, 1983, graduated from high school in the village of Paygarma, Ruzaevka Raion, Republic of Mordovia, Russia. Ruzayevka is indicated as his place of residence.
He served in military unit 34091 (386th Motorized Rifle Training Regiment stationed in Knyaze-Volkonskoye village, Khabarovsk Krai) and in military unit 44922 (stationed in the town of Aniva, Sakhalin).
In August 2013, he was spotted serving in the Black Sea Fleet. On February 23, 2014, he posted a photo with a geotag in Tsemesskaya Bay (Krasnodar Krai, Russia).
Third on the left is Sergey Zimmer, fourth – Denis Zabolotnikov
Another photo on the ship.
Here are several photos from Belbek.
In connection with the next photo, let us recall that on March 7, 2014, local Kherson newspaper published a news story titled Kherson Oblast today: barrels of Russian APCs aimed at a Ukrainian school reporting that Russian troops entered the village and began mining the fields. The villagers stopped taking their children to school, because the barrels of nine Russian armored personnel carriers were aimed at the center of the village, where the school was located. In protest, residents raised Ukrainian flags on their houses and urged the authorities to protect them from Russian invaders. Apparently, Zabolotnikov was among the invaders referred to in this story. Here is a group photo of Russian servicemen with a caption: “Chongar”. Zabolotnikov is standing on the right.
The photo of a medal for the occupation of Crimea with its award certificate.
Vladimir Lavrukhin (Russian: Лаврухин Владимир), born June 14, 1989 in Sloviansk-on-Kuban, Russia.
On February 23, 2014, Lavrukhin posted a number of photographs taken on a ship.
This is the same support vessel KIL-158, as in the photo of his colleagues.
Further in Lavrukhin’s album, photographs taken in Ukraine start to appear.
In the next photo, Russian invaders stand with weapons in their hands near a poster calling to “vote correctly on March 16”. This is a “campaign poster” for the so-called “referendum” held by the Russian invaders at gunpoint on March 16, 2014.
The next photo of Lavrukhin was taken in the village of Chongar, Kherson Oblast of Ukraine. He captioned his photo: “At the border! Chongar”.
In the background of the next photo, we see a billboard advertising Nova Poshta mail service in Ukrainian.
Lavrukhin also posted a photo with a medal for participation in the special operation to seize the Crimea.
Lavrukhin also has a group photo with other soldiers of his unit near a Ukrainian post office. Our readers managed to establish the location of this picture in Sevastopol.
In the photo, Lavrukhin and Biryuchkov are on the left, two other Russian servicemen will be discussed below.
Social media pages and archives of Lavrukhin https://ok.ru/profile/446545053138 https://archive.is/Icxw4 https://archive.vn/mq758 https://archive.is/emNBQ
https://vk.com/id218084066 https://archive.is/9Pqno https://archive.vn/113um https://archive.vn/I5T09
Our next subject in this investigation is the third person on the group photo near the post office.
He is also featured in photographs in Tsimmer’s album. In one of them, we could read the name on his chest patch: Kamaletdinov.
Kamaletdinov’s social media profile is private.
However, his page was archived in 2015 – https://archive.is/xqNvK. Someone must have already studied the profile of this Russian war criminal. Kamaletdinov must have noticed the surveillance and made changes to his data: instead of his first name Valeriy, he wrote “Kama”. We thank the unknown investigator for helping us in establishing and documenting the real name of this Russian occupier.
After examining all the available data, we could establish that in the above photo we see Valeriy Kamaletdinov, born on June 29, 1993 in Dergachi town, Saratov Oblast, Russia.
We also found two social media pages of the fourth person in the group photo near the post office. One of them is under the name of Sergei Valerievich, and the other is nicknamed “We Praise Our Own” (Russian: “свое славим”). Having studied the family circle of this user, we established the full name: Sergey Popov (Russian: Попов Сергей Валерьевич). He was likely born between 1985 and 1989 (classmates born in 1985 were found in his profile, and his younger brother Andrey was born in 1989).
He attended the high school in Trudobelikovskiy village, Krasnoarmeiskiy Raion, Krasnodar Krai. He has a car with a license plate Р409ХЕ93. His father lives in Slavyansk-on-Kuban.
Popov’ wariness in terms of offering his real name on social media is probably due to the fact he served in the Chechen Republic. He captioned this photo as follows: “They wanted to blow us up back in ‘10 in Chechnya”.
At the time of the Russian invasion in Ukraine in February 2014, Popov was serving under a contract in the 382nd Marine Battalion. Here he is in a photo from Lavrukhin’s album on February 23, 2014, taken on the ship that was carrying the invaders to Crimea.
Here he and Lavrukhin stand next to the familiar poster calling to “vote correctly”.
The following two photos were taken in Belbek.
Anton Karmelavichus was also photographed near this plane, and he signed the photo as taken in Belbek.
Let us compare the photos.
Alexander Yakunin (Russian: Якунин Александр), born on March 27, 1995 in Belorechensk city, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
He posted a photo taken at the Belbek Airfield against the background of Ukrainian state symbols, a map of Ukraine, and information stands of the airfield.
There was an interesting conversation between Yakunin and his friends under a photograph taken on the seashore in Sevastopol. This conversation testifies that the Crimeans resented the Russian invasion.
Yakunin: In Sevostopol
Shelestov: It’s SevAstopol. Locals are not yet offended?
Yakunin: No… just waiting for our departure…
Zaitseva: Screw them all!!!”
Alexandr Belov (Russian: Белов Александр), born on February 24, 1993 in Soldato-Aleksandrovskoe village, Sovetskiy Raion, Stavropol Krai, Russia.
He served in the Russian Army in 2013-2014. He started the service in the 34th Motorized Rifle Brigade, then transferred to the marines.
On March 1, 2014, in the comments under his photo, he wrote that he was preparing to go to Crimea on the orders of Putin.
“Belov: The president said to send troops to put things in order, thereby helping Crimea
Lyalin: Are you going to Sevastopol?
Belov: First to Sevastopol and then we’ll see
Khudyakov: Prepare in silence – a talker is a godsend for a spy
Belov: Makes no sense to keep mum, everyone knows anyway!”
Stas Ilyushchenko (Russian: Илющенко Стас), born June 16, 1994 in the village of Shkurinskaya, Kushchevskiy Raion, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
He began his military service in Maykop in the 33rd Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade. In November 2013, he transferred to the 382nd Marine Batalion in Temryuk.
On March 2, 2014, he updated his status to “Going abroad for a long time.” When asked where exactly, he answered that it was Ukraine.
On March 24, he published a post saying “Captured”, and in May he wrote about his return to Russia.
In the next photo Ilyushchenko is in the center, on the right is Belov, already known to us, and on the left is Ivan Konyukhov, who will be discussed below.
Ivan Konyukhov (Russian: Конюхов Иван), born on January 21, 1993, indicated his place of residence in the cities of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and Rostov-on-Don.
Konyukhov did not immediately post any photographic evidence of his participation in the special operation to seize the Crimea; he uploaded his photos only in December 2014, including a photo with a medal for the occupation of the Crimea.
From left to right, subjects of this investigation: Konyukhov, Ilyushchenko, Belov
Konyukhov was also photographed at the stele with the inscription in Ukrainian “Air Force. Serving the Ukrainian people!”.
Our readers recognized the location. Apparently, this photo was taken on the territory of the former 168th State Aviation Research Center (military unit A0156). Its headquarters and some subunits were located in Prymorske, and the main airfield in Kirovsky, Crimea.
For information about the commander of the 382nd Marine Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Kartavkin, under whose command the marines participated in the special operation to seize Crimea, read the previous InformNapalm investigation.
Conclusions
We call on the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine to carry out all the necessary legal proceedings in accordance with Ukrainian and international legislation in relation to the identified Russian servicemen, participants in the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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informnapalm--2020-11-10--Toomas Hendrik Ilves: West is losing Informational war against Russia

Toomas Hendrik Ilves is the former president and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia , former Radio @ @ @ @ @ Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution , Stanford University , and belongs to the @ @ @ @ @ for Securing Democracy .
Most recently , Ilves joined the “ Real Facebook Oversight Board @ @ @ @ @ s who of global leaders who are , albeit without Facebook ’ s blessing , @ @ @ @ @ and trying to best determine what the company ought to do this election season .
@ @ @ @ @ Associate Eto Buziashvili from his farm in Estonia .
The two discussed how the West @ @ @ @ @ disinformation campaigns , the Real Facebook Oversight Board , and what countries and their citizens @ @ @ @ @ from disinformation and cyberattacks .
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves is the former president and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, former Radio Free Europe journalist, a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and belongs to the advisor council of the Alliance for Securing Democracy. Most recently, Ilves joined the “Real Facebook Oversight Board,” a who’s who of global leaders who are, albeit without Facebook’s blessing, monitoring the social media giant and trying to best determine what the company ought to do this election season.
Ilves sat down with Research Associate Eto Buziashvili from his farm in Estonia. The two discussed how the West was holding up against Russian disinformation campaigns, the Real Facebook Oversight Board, and what countries and their citizens can do to protect themselves from disinformation and cyberattacks.
The #DFRLabCoffeeBreak series discuss how disinformation and digital change affect industries, policy making, and society with a community of experts, academics, and leaders from around the world.


informnapalm--2020-11-11--Russia deploys 15th Brigade in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

As it became known on November 10 , Russian Federation is deploying servicemen of the 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade ( MRB ) to Nagorno-Karabakh ( military unit 90600 , stationed in Roshchinskiy town , Samara Oblast ) .
InformNapalm volunteer intelligence community has repeatedly spotted regular servicemen of this “ peacekeeping ” brigade participating in the hostilities in the Donbas .
There is also evidence of the participation of servicemen of the 15th MRB in the special operation to seize Crimea .
As of November 10 , 2020 , there are 14 OSINT investigations in the InformNapalm database .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian servicemen from the 15th MRB who participated in the military aggression against Ukraine .
Data of 11 of them are presented in the infographics .
From December 2005 to November 2008 , the 15th “ peacekeeping ” MRB was deployed in the zone of the so-called Georgian-Abkhaz conflict .
It also participated in the Russian aggression against Georgia in August 2008 .
Details of the new “ peacekeeping ” deployment of the 15th MRB On November 9 , 2020 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Armenian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement on the complete cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh .
This agreement stipulates that a Russian military contingent will be deployed in the region as “ peacekeepers ” .
Russia has already begun the transfer of military personnel and equipment .
As of 14:00 on November 10 , 14 IL-76 transport planes of the Russian Air Force had already taken off from the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny airfield .
The most part of the military contingent which is being airlifted to Nagorno-Karabakh are the servicemen of the 15th MRB .
The 15th MRB includes 3 infantry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antiaircraft missile battalion , 1 reconnaissance battalion , 1 engineer battalion , 1 control ( communications ) battalion , 1 maintenance battalion , 1 logistics battalion and other units .
According to official data , a total of 1,960 Russian servicemen , 90 armored personnel carriers , 380 pieces of automobile and special equipment are planned to be redeployed to Nagorno-Karabakh .
The tasks of the Russian military include setting up observation posts along the Contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor .
To control the operation , the command of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the area of Stepanakert .
It is noteworthy that the day before , on November 9 , Russian subunits of the 102nd Military Base , which is stationed in Armenia , were taken out to concentration areas and were expecting a command to participate in the “ peacekeeping operation ” .
Mi-24P helicopters provided close support for the advance of the troops .
One of these helicopters was shot down with MANPADS of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the border area over Armenia .
Azerbaijan called the engagement “ an accident ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Russian side .
• CSTO ’ s Strategic Command and Staff Training in the South Caucasus ( Document ) • Proofs of the Russian Aggression : InformNapalm releases extensive database of evidence • Newest Russian equipment in Donbas in aerial photo ( photo and coordinates ) • Russian soldiers who lost Takhion drone in Donbas have been identified • ‘ Gvozdika ’ 122mm SP Guns and Tons of Ammunition in 10 Km from Marinka • Russian Weapons in Donbas : Analysis of the “ MGB DPR ” and OSCE Documents • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out by 3 units of Russian 1st Army Corps Translated by Artem Velichko .
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As it became known on November 10, Russian Federation is deploying servicemen of the 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade (MRB) to Nagorno-Karabakh (military unit 90600, stationed in Roshchinskiy town, Samara Oblast). InformNapalm volunteer intelligence community has repeatedly spotted regular servicemen of this “peacekeeping” brigade participating in the hostilities in the Donbas. There is also evidence of the participation of servicemen of the 15th MRB in the special operation to seize Crimea.
As of November 10, 2020, there are 14 OSINT investigations in the InformNapalm database. We have identified the personal data of 37 Russian servicemen from the 15th MRB who participated in the military aggression against Ukraine. Data of 11 of them are presented in the infographics.
Aggression against Georgia
From December 2005 to November 2008, the 15th “peacekeeping” MRB was deployed in the zone of the so-called Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. It also participated in the Russian aggression against Georgia in August 2008.
Details of the new “peacekeeping” deployment of the 15th MRB
On November 9, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on the complete cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. This agreement stipulates that a Russian military contingent will be deployed in the region as “peacekeepers”.
Russia has already begun the transfer of military personnel and equipment. As of 14:00 on November 10, 14 IL-76 transport planes of the Russian Air Force had already taken off from the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny airfield. The most part of the military contingent which is being airlifted to Nagorno-Karabakh are the servicemen of the 15th MRB.
The 15th MRB includes 3 infantry battalions, 1 tank battalion, 1 antiaircraft missile battalion, 1 reconnaissance battalion, 1 engineer battalion, 1 control (communications) battalion, 1 maintenance battalion, 1 logistics battalion and other units.
According to official data, a total of 1,960 Russian servicemen, 90 armored personnel carriers, 380 pieces of automobile and special equipment are planned to be redeployed to Nagorno-Karabakh.
The tasks of the Russian military include setting up observation posts along the Contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor. To control the operation, the command of the Russian forces is to be deployed in the area of Stepanakert.
It is noteworthy that the day before, on November 9, Russian subunits of the 102nd Military Base, which is stationed in Armenia, were taken out to concentration areas and were expecting a command to participate in the “peacekeeping operation”. Mi-24P helicopters provided close support for the advance of the troops. One of these helicopters was shot down with MANPADS of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the border area over Armenia. Azerbaijan called the engagement “an accident” and expressed its readiness to pay compensation to the Russian side.
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informnapalm--2020-11-11--Sergeant Pokhvalennyi praised with medal of Suvorov for the war in Donbas

Sergeant Pokhvalennyi got the Medal of Suvorov from Putin for the Donbas and our gratitude – in the form of this publication – for disclosing the names of other war criminals from the 8th Motorized Rifle Brigade who took part in the aggression against Ukraine .
One of the activities of InformNapalm international intelligence community is the search for and identification of Russian servicemen who have been awarded state and departmental awards in recent years .
Such medals mostly belong to Russian war criminals who participated in the undeclared war against Ukraine .
To date , about 80 awards have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a rule , are the Russian military men themselves or members of their families , who like to boast of awards to their loved ones .
A special publication from October 3 , 2016 , based on our exclusive investigations was dedicated to this topic , presenting the recipients of a number of medals and awards : Award stigma of war criminals from the Russian Army , database and video overview .
One of the latest identified recipients is the Russian contract service sergeant Nikolay Pokhvalennyi .
One of the photos uploaded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two more “ militant miners ” from the Russian army .
Nikolay Pokhvalennyi .
Date of birth : August 28 , 1988 .
Originally from the town of Mineralnye Vody .
Currently : a serviceman of the 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade ( military unit 74814 , Budennovsk , Stavropol Krai ) of the 49th Field Army of the Southern Military District .
As of summer and autumn 2014 – a serviceman of the Gvozdika 122-mm self-propelled howitzer battalion of the 8th Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade ( military unit 16544 , based in Chechnya @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the 58th Field Army of the Southern Military District .
On social media : VK ( archives of the profile , photo album , contacts ) .
In Nikolay Pokhvalennyi ’ s photo album , we noticed a series of photographs with the Medal of Suvorov posted in August 2015 .
Despite the fact that Pokhvalennyi was smart enough not to post the insert from the award certificate to the medal , one of the photographs still shows the medal number : 41851 , and an extract from the decree with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in fulfilling a military duty.
” • Other photos with the Medal of Suvorov An examination of Pokhvalennyi ’ s photo album proves that over the past two years he has been on multiple Rostov-Ukraine deployments .
We mainly saw photographs from the Russian forces ’ base camp located near Novocherkassk in Rostov Oblast , at the border with Ukraine .
To support the assumptions that Pokhvalennyi received a state military medal for participating in the war in the Donbas in the summer and autumn of 2014 , let us draw your attention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , uploaded on August 12 , 2015 , with the comment “ Khankala ” ( a suburb of the city of Grozny in Chechnya ) .
Judging by the photo , the equipment , the appearance of the four soldiers and the location of the shooting – the point of loading onto the railway transport in Khankala – the photo was taken when they were being sent on a combat mission .
The only confusing thing about it is the publication date : 08/12/2015 .
With a little effort and some tricks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page of another Russian serviceman , but there it was uploaded earlier – on August 16 , 2014 .
Moreover , we managed to identify two more servicemen of the self-propelled howitzer artillery battalion of the 8th Motorized Rifle Brigade from Chechnya before they were sent on a Rostov-Ukrainian deployment in August 2014 .
Maxim Konstantinovsky .
Date of birth : June 17 , 1992 .
Originally from Volgograd .
He did his conscript military service in the Northern Fleet in 2011-2012 .
Since 2014 , he has been a contract soldier of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ howitzers of the 8th Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade ( military unit 16544 , based in Chechnya , the town of Borzoi ) of the 58th Field Army of the Southern Military District , as evidenced by both the Konstantinovsky ’ s friends contacts and the tactical mark of this brigade painted on the self-propelled gun .
On social networks : VK ( archives of the profile , photo album , contacts ) .
Other abandoned accounts are on VK ( under the name Orlov ) and on OK .
Unlike his former colleague @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Suvorov , Konstantinovsky has an impressive collection of photographs reflecting both the chronology and geography of the 2014 military mission .
We found a number of August photographs from Chechnya and along the route of the train to Rostov Oblast , as well as the actual photographs from the Rostov-Ukrainian deployment in September with the already familiar masquerade : soldiers disguised as local miners and MT-LB ’ s of the same brigade with the informal flag of military reconnaissance .
Victor Evdokimov .
Date of birth : September 17 , 1984 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the artillery battalion of the Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers of the 8th Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade ( military unit 1654 based in Chechnya , the town of Borzoi ) of the 58th Field Army of the Southern Military District .
In social media : VK ( abandoned account ) .
There is only one photograph uploaded in Evdokimov ’ s photo album in October 2014 – in front of a self-propelled gun with a tactical marking of the 8th Motorized Rifle Brigade and side number 421 .
Although Evdokimov was cautious on social media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the photo albums of his comrades – the aforementioned Nikolay Pokhvalennyi and Maxim Konstantinovsky .
As a reminder , the 8th Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade was previously mentioned in the following episodes of OSINT investigations by InformNapalm in the context of Ukrainian deployments : Show Must Go On , or The Foreplay How does a Russian Soldier get a Medal “ For Courage ” ?
The Russian 8th Brigade ’ s Servicemen Return From Donbas as Cargo ‘ 200 ’ or Disabled Path of Russian 8th Brigade : from Departure to Donbas to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silence : a medal , a war vet ID and Kia Rio By Irakli Komaxidze .
Translated by Svitlana Kemblowski , edited by Artem Velichko .
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Sergeant Pokhvalennyi got the Medal of Suvorov from Putin for the Donbas and our gratitude – in the form of this publication – for disclosing the names of other war criminals from the 8th Motorized Rifle Brigade who took part in the aggression against Ukraine.
One of the activities of InformNapalm international intelligence community is the search for and identification of Russian servicemen who have been awarded state and departmental awards in recent years. Such medals mostly belong to Russian war criminals who participated in the undeclared war against Ukraine. To date, about 80 awards have been identified. Sources of information, as a rule, are the Russian military men themselves or members of their families, who like to boast of awards to their loved ones. A special publication from October 3, 2016, based on our exclusive investigations was dedicated to this topic, presenting the recipients of a number of medals and awards: Award stigma of war criminals from the Russian Army, database and video overview.
One of the latest identified recipients is the Russian contract service sergeant Nikolay Pokhvalennyi. One of the photos uploaded by the sergeant helped us to identify two more “militant miners” from the Russian army.
Established information
Nikolay Pokhvalennyi. Date of birth: August 28, 1988. Originally from the town of Mineralnye Vody. Currently: a serviceman of the 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military unit 74814, Budennovsk, Stavropol Krai) of the 49th Field Army of the Southern Military District. As of summer and autumn 2014 – a serviceman of the Gvozdika 122-mm self-propelled howitzer battalion of the 8th Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade (military unit 16544, based in Chechnya, in the village of Borzoi) of the 58th Field Army of the Southern Military District. On social media: VK (archives of the profile, photo album, contacts).
In Nikolay Pokhvalennyi’s photo album, we noticed a series of photographs with the Medal of Suvorov posted in August 2015. Despite the fact that Pokhvalennyi was smart enough not to post the insert from the award certificate to the medal, one of the photographs still shows the medal number: 41851, and an extract from the decree with the words: “for courage and dedication in fulfilling a military duty.”
Other photos with the Medal of Suvorov
An examination of Pokhvalennyi’s photo album proves that over the past two years he has been on multiple Rostov-Ukraine deployments. We mainly saw photographs from the Russian forces’ base camp located near Novocherkassk in Rostov Oblast, at the border with Ukraine.
To support the assumptions that Pokhvalennyi received a state military medal for participating in the war in the Donbas in the summer and autumn of 2014, let us draw your attention to a group photo from his album, uploaded on August 12, 2015, with the comment “Khankala” (a suburb of the city of Grozny in Chechnya).
Judging by the photo, the equipment, the appearance of the four soldiers and the location of the shooting – the point of loading onto the railway transport in Khankala – the photo was taken when they were being sent on a combat mission. The only confusing thing about it is the publication date: 08/12/2015.
With a little effort and some tricks, we found the same photo on the page of another Russian serviceman, but there it was uploaded earlier – on August 16, 2014. Moreover, we managed to identify two more servicemen of the self-propelled howitzer artillery battalion of the 8th Motorized Rifle Brigade from Chechnya before they were sent on a Rostov-Ukrainian deployment in August 2014.
Established information
Maxim Konstantinovsky. Date of birth: June 17, 1992. Originally from Volgograd. He did his conscript military service in the Northern Fleet in 2011-2012. Since 2014, he has been a contract soldier of the artillery battalion of the self-propelled Gvozdika howitzers of the 8th Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade (military unit 16544, based in Chechnya, the town of Borzoi) of the 58th Field Army of the Southern Military District, as evidenced by both the Konstantinovsky’s friends contacts and the tactical mark of this brigade painted on the self-propelled gun. On social networks: VK (archives of the profile, photo album, contacts). Other abandoned accounts are on VK (under the name Orlov) and on OK.
Unlike his former colleague Pokhvalennyi who only boasted of the Medal of Suvorov, Konstantinovsky has an impressive collection of photographs reflecting both the chronology and geography of the 2014 military mission. We found a number of August photographs from Chechnya and along the route of the train to Rostov Oblast, as well as the actual photographs from the Rostov-Ukrainian deployment in September with the already familiar masquerade: soldiers disguised as local miners and MT-LB’s of the same brigade with the informal flag of military reconnaissance.
Established information
Victor Evdokimov. Date of birth: September 17, 1984. Originally from Samara. Contract soldier of the artillery battalion of the Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers of the 8th Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade (military unit 1654 based in Chechnya, the town of Borzoi) of the 58th Field Army of the Southern Military District. In social media: VK (abandoned account). There is only one photograph uploaded in Evdokimov’s photo album in October 2014 – in front of a self-propelled gun with a tactical marking of the 8th Motorized Rifle Brigade and side number 421. Although Evdokimov was cautious on social media, his pictures could be found in the photo albums of his comrades – the aforementioned Nikolay Pokhvalennyi and Maxim Konstantinovsky.
As a reminder, the 8th Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade was previously mentioned in the following episodes of OSINT investigations by InformNapalm in the context of Ukrainian deployments:
Reconnaissance unit of 8th Mountain Brigade on Ukrainian border
Show Must Go On, or The Foreplay
How does a Russian Soldier get a Medal “For Courage”?
The Russian 8th Brigade’s Servicemen Return From Donbas as Cargo ‘200’ or Disabled
Russia Gathers Fresh Forces for Deployment in Donbas
Path of Russian 8th Brigade: from Departure to Donbas to Rewards for War Crimes
The price of silence: a medal, a war vet ID and Kia Rio
By Irakli Komaxidze . Translated by Svitlana Kemblowski, edited by Artem Velichko. Distribution and reprint with reference to the source is welcome! (Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0) InformNapalm social media pages: Facebook / Twitter / Telegram
InformNapalm does not receive any financial support from any country’s government or large donors. InformNapalm.org website is kept alive only by the community volunteers and our readers. You can also volunteer or support the development of the unique volunteer intelligence resource with your donations through Patreon.


informnapalm--2020-11-13--The Karabakh Knot: Which one is stronger – Turkey or Russia?

The author , Andrius Kubilius , is a Member of the European Parliament and the Standing Rapporteur on Russia by the decision of the EP .
The Gordian Knot is a famous concept worldwide , as Alexander the Great cut it with his sword .
Meanwhile , the Karabakh Knot , causing wars since the 18th century of our era , can be found in the South Caucasus .
Also , the issues are attempted to be solve with the help of sword only for quite a while .
Armenians did it back in 1992 and Azeris are trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heard some news which had been already known : Aliyev , the President of Azerbaijan , announced that Armenia surrendered in the 2nd Karabakh war .
Baku is happy .
However , Yerevan is angry and sad as well as about to destroy the Government of Pashinyan since he lost the war .
Also , Russia has just entered with its so-called peace makers whereas Turkey congratulated Azerbaijan .
I know that this question is particularly sensitive when it comes to both Armenians and Azeris .
I can not judge which side has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1994 , Armenians used their guns to expel Azeris not only from Nagorno-Karabakh but also from 7 districts around .
With the help from Russia , the status quo has been the only option for all this time until now , meaning that no sustainable and long-term peace solution has existed .
On the other hand , Azeris have felt humiliated and been seeking revenge for nearly 3 decades .
It has been recently achieved with the support from Turkey .
There were no international peace initiatives ; the attempts of the OSCE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any fruitful results either during 26 years .
The EU has been a passive spectator of this smouldering conflict all the time .
What is more , as the smouldering fire turned into a tragic volcano recently , Brussels remained ignorant .
Although Azeris are currently celebrating while Armenians keep mourning , there is much food for thought regarding both sides .
What is the future of this South Caucasian region ?
There is a decent chance to become the new Middle East , where ethnic conflicts and wars will become a permanent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whole region will fall behind .
Moreover , even the conflict nowadays has shown that it is not only the deal amongst Armenia and Azerbaijan , but also the arena for Russia and Turkey to demonstrate their power and conquer .
Both sides of the Karabakh Knot are slowly becoming only tools and victims of this game , conducted by the larger ones .
Russia is enforced to recognize the power of Turkey Some may claim that Russia is the main winner of this conflict as this side gained the right to bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the territories of both Azerbaijan and Armenia .
Additionally , some thoughts about Putin taking vengeance on Pashinyan , the leader of the , are being heard .
However , the contrasting conclusion is arising while digging deeper in this situation .
This war of Nagorno-Karabakh is one more conflict of modern days , where Russia should agree with the superiority of Turkey .
In other words , Armenia , which relied on security guarantees and military technology from Russia , had to admit the advantage of Azerbaijan , which collaborated with Turkey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case this year when Turkey has demonstrated its superiority in military and technology .
The first case took place in the context of the war in Syria , as Turks warned Russia to refrain from attacking Idlib .
Since Russians did not obey , Turkey harshly attacked them with drones .
Later on , the same lesson followed up in Libya , where the drones of Turkey determined the advantage of the UN-recognized Libyan government .
The side , supported by Turkey , survived although the other side was backed by Emmanuel Macron @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonder that Volodymyr Zelensky , the President of Ukraine , signed the treaty of military collaboration with Erdogan in Turkey a month ago .
Kiev is well-aware of the partners which should be selected in order to endure the aggression of Russia .
Any attempt to solve the Karabakh Knot has not been successful so far .
If one side had scored a temporary victory with the help of its great neighbour , another side would be looking for other great neighbours with larger swords .
The revenge would come up in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation experienced by Alexander the Great , the Karabakh Knot requires common sense , wisdom and strong political leadership .
The ability of leaders to make smart geopolitical decisions is important too .
Russia proved that it could not be a reliable partner .
Turkey , even demonstrating that the Kremlin can be stopped , does not behave wisely because of triggering the conflict in its own neighbourhood .
The EU should take up the stronger approach towards leadership while offering the help to both Armenia and Azerbaijan .
It should entail a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan .
However , Brussels has provided only the offer of ‘ strategic autonomy ’ so far ; also , they still harshly criticize the US regarding successful peace deals between Israel and the Arabs or Serbia and Kosovo .
Why is the EU afraid of taking up stronger leadership and more responsibility in the South Caucasus other Eastern Partnership regions ?
I have one answer only : the fear towards the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin is too big .
Allegedly , any provocation should be avoided at all costs .
Turkey deserved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lesson three times in a row .
It is about time for appropriate conclusions when it comes to the decisions of the EU .
Unfortunately , one more war in Nagorno-Karabakh was needed for that .

Armenian refugees are fleeing from Nagorno-Karabakh / AP photo.
The author, Andrius Kubilius, is a Member of the European Parliament and the Standing Rapporteur on Russia by the decision of the EP.
The Karabakh Knot
The Gordian Knot is a famous concept worldwide, as Alexander the Great cut it with his sword.
Meanwhile, the Karabakh Knot, causing wars since the 18th century of our era, can be found in the South Caucasus. Also, the issues are attempted to be solve with the help of sword only for quite a while. Armenians did it back in 1992 and Azeris are trying to repeat the same thing now.
We heard some news which had been already known: Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, announced that Armenia surrendered in the 2nd Karabakh war. Baku is happy. However, Yerevan is angry and sad as well as about to destroy the Government of Pashinyan since he lost the war. Also, Russia has just entered with its so-called peace makers whereas Turkey congratulated Azerbaijan.
I know that this question is particularly sensitive when it comes to both Armenians and Azeris. I cannot judge which side has been right since 1992. Back in 1994, Armenians used their guns to expel Azeris not only from Nagorno-Karabakh but also from 7 districts around. With the help from Russia, the status quo has been the only option for all this time until now, meaning that no sustainable and long-term peace solution has existed. On the other hand, Azeris have felt humiliated and been seeking revenge for nearly 3 decades. It has been recently achieved with the support from Turkey. There were no international peace initiatives; the attempts of the OSCE and the Minsk Group have not delivered any fruitful results either during 26 years. The EU has been a passive spectator of this smouldering conflict all the time. What is more, as the smouldering fire turned into a tragic volcano recently, Brussels remained ignorant.
Although Azeris are currently celebrating while Armenians keep mourning, there is much food for thought regarding both sides. What is the future of this South Caucasian region? There is a decent chance to become the new Middle East, where ethnic conflicts and wars will become a permanent thing. As a result, the whole region will fall behind. Moreover, even the conflict nowadays has shown that it is not only the deal amongst Armenia and Azerbaijan, but also the arena for Russia and Turkey to demonstrate their power and conquer. Both sides of the Karabakh Knot are slowly becoming only tools and victims of this game, conducted by the larger ones.
Russia is enforced to recognize the power of Turkey
Some may claim that Russia is the main winner of this conflict as this side gained the right to bring in the so-called peacekeepers and guards in the territories of both Azerbaijan and Armenia. Additionally, some thoughts about Putin taking vengeance on Pashinyan, the leader of the velvet revolution, are being heard. However, the contrasting conclusion is arising while digging deeper in this situation. This war of Nagorno-Karabakh is one more conflict of modern days, where Russia should agree with the superiority of Turkey. In other words, Armenia, which relied on security guarantees and military technology from Russia, had to admit the advantage of Azerbaijan, which collaborated with Turkey and Israel.
It was the 3rd case this year when Turkey has demonstrated its superiority in military and technology. The first case took place in the context of the war in Syria, as Turks warned Russia to refrain from attacking Idlib. Since Russians did not obey, Turkey harshly attacked them with drones. Later on, the same lesson followed up in Libya, where the drones of Turkey determined the advantage of the UN-recognized Libyan government. The side, supported by Turkey, survived although the other side was backed by Emmanuel Macron and the mercenaries of Wagner.
No wonder that Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, signed the treaty of military collaboration with Erdogan in Turkey a month ago. Kiev is well-aware of the partners which should be selected in order to endure the aggression of Russia.
Smart political leadership instead of swords
Any attempt to solve the Karabakh Knot has not been successful so far. If one side had scored a temporary victory with the help of its great neighbour, another side would be looking for other great neighbours with larger swords. The revenge would come up in a few decades then.
Differently from the situation experienced by Alexander the Great, the Karabakh Knot requires common sense, wisdom and strong political leadership. The ability of leaders to make smart geopolitical decisions is important too.
Russia proved that it could not be a reliable partner. Turkey, even demonstrating that the Kremlin can be stopped, does not behave wisely because of triggering the conflict in its own neighbourhood.
The EU should take up the stronger approach towards leadership while offering the help to both Armenia and Azerbaijan. It should entail a long-term peace deal and a fast-track development plan. However, Brussels has provided only the offer of ‘strategic autonomy’ so far; also, they still harshly criticize the US regarding successful peace deals between Israel and the Arabs or Serbia and Kosovo.
Why is the EU afraid of taking up stronger leadership and more responsibility in the South Caucasus other Eastern Partnership regions? I have one answer only: the fear towards the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin is too big. Allegedly, any provocation should be avoided at all costs. Turkey deserved a credit for teaching the Kremlin a lesson three times in a row. It is about time for appropriate conclusions when it comes to the decisions of the EU. Unfortunately, one more war in Nagorno-Karabakh was needed for that.


informnapalm--2020-11-13--Evidence of Russian aggression: New type of modern Russian technology discovered in Donbas

The new OSCE SMM report No .
269/2020 , issued on November 11 , 2020 , contains information about the detection of the UR-07 Peresortirovka remote-controlled mine clearing vehicle , among other types of weapons and equipment , in a training area near the village of Shimshinivka ( 27 km south-west of Luhansk ) .
According to the observations of InformNapalm international intelligence community , the abovementioned military equipment is probably located at the location with coordinates : 48°26 ’ 37.0″N 38°58 ’ 38.8″E .
It should be emphasized that the UR-07M Peresortirovka is a relatively new type of Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donbas exclusively from Russia .
This is one of the first cases when it was spotted in the occupied part of the Donbas .
The UR-07M Peresortirovka vehicles began to enter service with the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2014 .
In the future , they are supposed to replace the outdated UR-77 Meteorit .
Volunteers of InformNapalm international intelligence community have reported on the deployment of the UR-77 Meteorit in the Donbas , located in residential building neighbourhood , which was potentially dangerous , given that only one ammunition load for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,450 kg of plastic explosives .
The UR-07M mine clearing vehicle Peresortirovka is mounted on the chassis of the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle .
The launcher of the UR-07M is equipped with extended demining charges UZP-06 and UZP-06D .
They are capable of making passages in minefields several tens of meters wide .
The range of charges is 340 meters for UZP-06 , and 1 km for UZP-06D .
The new charges are capable of destroying any existing types of mines .
The demining charge is a rocket with a long cable attached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the cable .
When the cable falls to the ground after launching the rocket , the explosive attached to it detonates and initiates detonation of land mines .
To camouflage the vehicle on the battlefield , the 902U Tucha smoke screen system is installed on the hull , which consists of six 81-mm grenade launchers for firing smoke grenades .
On September 22 , 2017 , the OSCE SMM mini-drone noticed one UR-77 and two UR-07 vehicles of an earlier modification near the village of Myrne ( 28 km south-west of Luhansk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
269/2020 from November 11 , 2020 indicates that a short-range UAV also recorded a large number of weapons and equipment in a training area near the village of Buhaivka ( 37 km south-west of Luhansk ) .
Also , a 1RL134 P-19 Danube target and acquisition radar was spotted there .
This radar was developed in the former Soviet Union .
It was designed to detect and track flying aircraft .
According to the observations of InformNapalm international intelligence community , the training area indicated in this report is located at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 45.3″E .
Dozens of pieces of equipment of the Russian occupation forces in the Donbas have been housed there for a long time .
As reported by InformNapalm in September based on the data from OSCE SMM reports , Russia has actively used the ceasefire to increase the combat effectiveness of its forces in the Donbas : engineering work , mining of new areas , and replenishment of ammunition through concealed supply of cargo through uncontrolled areas of the border have been performed .
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The new OSCE SMM report No. 269/2020, issued on November 11, 2020, contains information about the detection of the UR-07 Peresortirovka remote mine clearing vehicle, among other types of weapons and equipment, in a training area near the village of Shimshinivka (27 km south-west of Luhansk).
According to the observations of InformNapalm international intelligence community, the abovementioned military equipment is probably located at the location with coordinates: 48°26’37.0″N 38°58’38.8″E.
It should be emphasized that the UR-07M Peresortirovka is a relatively new type of Russian equipment that could be supplied to the Donbas exclusively from Russia. This is one of the first cases when it was spotted in the occupied part of the Donbas.
The UR-07M Peresortirovka vehicles began to enter service with the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2014. In the future, they are supposed to replace the outdated UR-77 Meteorit.
Volunteers of InformNapalm international intelligence community have reported on the deployment of the UR-77 Meteorit in the Donbas, located in residential building neighbourhood, which was potentially dangerous, given that only one ammunition load for the UR-77 (two UZP-77 charges) contains 1,450 kg of plastic explosives.
UR-07M Peresortirovka details
The UR-07M mine clearing vehicle Peresortirovka is mounted on the chassis of the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle. The launcher of the UR-07M is equipped with extended demining charges UZP-06 and UZP-06D. They are capable of making passages in minefields several tens of meters wide. The range of charges is 340 meters for UZP-06, and 1 km for UZP-06D. The new charges are capable of destroying any existing types of mines. The demining charge is a rocket with a long cable attached to it. Explosive charges are placed on the cable. When the cable falls to the ground after launching the rocket, the explosive attached to it detonates and initiates detonation of land mines. To camouflage the vehicle on the battlefield, the 902U Tucha smoke screen system is installed on the hull, which consists of six 81-mm grenade launchers for firing smoke grenades.
Other important facts
On September 22, 2017, the OSCE SMM mini-drone noticed one UR-77 and two UR-07 vehicles of an earlier modification near the village of Myrne (28 km south-west of Luhansk).
The OSCE SMM report No. 269/2020 from November 11, 2020 indicates that a short-range UAV also recorded a large number of weapons and equipment in a training area near the village of Buhaivka (37 km south-west of Luhansk). Also, a 1RL134 P-19 Danube target and acquisition radar was spotted there. This radar was developed in the former Soviet Union. It was designed to detect and track flying aircraft.
According to the observations of InformNapalm international intelligence community, the training area indicated in this report is located at the coordinates: 48°24’26.3″N 38°52’45.3″E. Dozens of pieces of equipment of the Russian occupation forces in the Donbas have been housed there for a long time.
As reported by InformNapalm in September based on the data from OSCE SMM reports, Russia has actively used the ceasefire to increase the combat effectiveness of its forces in the Donbas: engineering work, mining of new areas, and replenishment of ammunition through concealed supply of cargo through uncontrolled areas of the border have been performed.
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informnapalm--2020-11-17--Georgian citizens fighting for Artsakh identified

Editorial team of InformNapalm Georgia prepared a new OSINT-investigation identifying Georgian citizens who fought on the side of the illegal armed groups ( IAG ) in Nagorno-Karabakh , supported by Armenia .
In Georgia , such actions fall immediately under several grave offenses according to the criminal code .
Read the details in the article .
Against the backdrop of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh region , there have been multiple reports that natives of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia were participating in hostilities on the side of the so-called Artsakh separatists .
According to open sources , more than 20 natives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a month of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh .
Those killed in Karabakh had already lived in Armenia for many years , so some of them became citizens of this country , but they continued to maintain contacts with relatives in Georgia .
The purpose of the new OSINT investigation was not the dead , but still living militants who were trained before being sent to Nagorno-Karabakh and could potentially be recruited to participate in hostilities in other flashpoint areas .
Some of them were identified through the video of the Armenian Defense Ministry dated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Preparation of immigrants from Javakhk before leaving for the front ” , which showed a group of 9 militants from the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia .
As a result of the OSINT investigation backed by insider information from our sources in Samtskhe-Javakheti , it was possible to identify all 9 militants shown in the Armenian Defense Ministry ’ s report .
During the data analysis , it turned out that at least 6 of them currently have Georgian citizenship .
The Criminal Code of Georgia contains several articles that provide for sanctions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ None Citizenship Law of Georgia , Article No .
21 – “ A citizen of Georgia loses the citizenship if , without the knowledge of the competent authorities , he/she enters the military service in the police or security agencies of another state.
” • None The Criminal Code of Georgia , Article 223 “ Formation and participation in illegal military formations , as well as other activities in support of illegal armed groups , provides for a penalty of up to 12 years in prison.
” • None Criminal Code of Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizens aimed at undermining the security of Georgia , provides for a penalty of up to 8 years in prison ” .
In this context , it is noteworthy that that the Prosecutor General ’ s Office of Azerbaijan is conducting an investigation into the materials on criminal acts committed against Azerbaijan by a group of people living in the Georgian territory of Abkhazia occupied by Russia .
Commander / instructor of the “ Javakh volunteers ” group , known in Armenia as a local politician , member of the Armenian People ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Javakh Patriotic Union .
On his social media pages , he calls on the Armenians from Samtskhe-Javakheti to take part in the military conflict .
Torosyan ’ s statement from 2014 which threatens the Address : territorial integrity of Georgia in case of joining NATO is available in the open sources .
• Artem Torosyan , born 1991 in Ninotsminda region of Georgia .
Citizen of Georgia .
Lives in Armenia .
• Khachatur Markosyan , born 1987 or 1988 in Ninotsminda region of Georgia .
Citizen of Georgia .
Lives in Armenia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Russia , and to Nagorno-Karabakh , where , along with some other subjects of this investigation , he posed in military camouflage back in 2011 .
A frequent visitor to Georgia , with which he is linked by both family and business ties .
• Artush Grigoryan , born 1977 in Akhalkalaki , Georgia .
Citizen of Georgia .
Lives in Armenia .
Graduate of Yerevan University .
Chairman of the Javakh Foundation .
Works as fire safety inspection officer .
In the photographs , he poses with some other subjects of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notorious separatist provocateurVahagnan Chakhalyan .
• Kamsar Kulidzhanyan , born 1979 in Ninotsminda region of Georgia .
Citizen of Georgia .
Lives in Armenia .
Graduated from the Yerevan Police Academy .
Also an employee of the fire safety inspection .
• Armen Tevanyan , born 1985 in Tsalka , Georgia .
Citizen of Georgia .
Lives in Armenia .
Graduate of Yerevan University .
Employed in the government service .
• Armen Avetisyan born 1981 in Akhalkalaki , Georgia .
Citizen of Georgia .
Lives in Armenia .
Graduate of Yerevan University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders of the Javakh Foundation .
All the above mentioned persons are actively campaigning for the so-called Artsakh Republic on social media .
In some posts , one can see separatist hints regarding the Samtskhe-Javakheti region and threats against Georgia which , in their opinion , “ after the end of hostilities in Karabakh , must be certainly held accountable for its position ” .
Considering that the active phase of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh is currently over , it is possible that trained militants may be involved in subversive activities against the territorial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Proofs of the Russian Aggression : InformNapalm releases extensive database of evidence • Intelligence data on 1st and 2nd Army Corps of the Russian Federation in the occupied Donbas • SurkovLeaks ( part 3 ) : analysis of the correspondence of Surkov ’ s first deputy Inal Ardzinba • Karabakh and Donbas : parallel tracks of the Minsk process • CSTO ’ s Strategic Command and Staff Training in the South Caucasus ( Document ) • Azerbaijani kamikaze drones falling on Georgian territory may be a provocation by a third country ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Which one is stronger – Turkey or Russia ?
This publication was prepared by Irakli Komakhidze , the infographic was prepared by Alex Aleksidze especially for InformNapalm .
Translated by Andrii Gryganskij , edited by Artem Velichko Distribution and reprint with reference to the source is welcome !
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Editorial team of InformNapalm Georgia prepared a new OSINT-investigation identifying Georgian citizens who fought on the side of the illegal armed groups (IAG) in Nagorno-Karabakh, supported by Armenia. In Georgia, such actions fall immediately under several grave offenses according to the criminal code. Read the details in the article.
Against the backdrop of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh region, there have been multiple reports that natives of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia were participating in hostilities on the side of the so-called Artsakh separatists. According to open sources, more than 20 natives of Samtskhe-Javakheti were killed in action in a month of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh. Those killed in Karabakh had already lived in Armenia for many years, so some of them became citizens of this country, but they continued to maintain contacts with relatives in Georgia. The purpose of the new OSINT investigation was not the dead, but still living militants who were trained before being sent to Nagorno-Karabakh and could potentially be recruited to participate in hostilities in other flashpoint areas. Some of them were identified through the video of the Armenian Defense Ministry dated October 29, 2020 with the headline “Preparation of immigrants from Javakhk before leaving for the front”, which showed a group of 9 militants from the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia .
As a result of the OSINT investigation backed by insider information from our sources in Samtskhe-Javakheti, it was possible to identify all 9 militants shown in the Armenian Defense Ministry’s report. During the data analysis, it turned out that at least 6 of them currently have Georgian citizenship.
Reason for identification
The Criminal Code of Georgia contains several articles that provide for sanctions and criminal prosecution against mercenaries:
Citizenship Law of Georgia, Article No. 21 – “A citizen of Georgia loses the citizenship if, without the knowledge of the competent authorities, he/she enters the military service in the police or security agencies of another state.” The Criminal Code of Georgia, Article 223 “Formation and participation in illegal military formations, as well as other activities in support of illegal armed groups, provides for a penalty of up to 12 years in prison.” Criminal Code of Georgia, Article 310 “Actions of Georgian citizens aimed at undermining the security of Georgia, provides for a penalty of up to 8 years in prison”.
In this context, it is noteworthy that that the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan is conducting an investigation into the materials on criminal acts committed against Azerbaijan by a group of people living in the Georgian territory of Abkhazia occupied by Russia.
Background details of militants
Shirak Torosyan, born 1972 in Georgia, citizen of Armenia.
Commander / instructor of the “Javakh volunteers” group, known in Armenia as a local politician, member of the Armenian People’s Assembly and chairman of the so-called Javakh Patriotic Union.
On his social media pages, he calls on the Armenians from Samtskhe-Javakheti to take part in the military conflict. Torosyan’s statement from 2014 which threatens the Address: territorial integrity of Georgia in case of joining NATO is available in the open sources.
Social media links https://www.facebook.com/shiraktorosyanjavakhk/
Tel +37410558288. Email: shirak.torosyan@parliament.am
Artem Torosyan, born 1991 in Ninotsminda region of Georgia. Citizen of Georgia. Lives in Armenia.
Graduate of Yerevan University, works in tourism.
Social media links https://www.facebook.com/artyom.torosyan.5 https://www.facebook.com/artyom.torosyan.923
Khachatur Markosyan, born 1987 or 1988 in Ninotsminda region of Georgia. Citizen of Georgia. Lives in Armenia.
Keen traveler, both to Europe and Russia, and to Nagorno-Karabakh, where, along with some other subjects of this investigation, he posed in military camouflage back in 2011.
Social media links https://www.facebook.com/khachatur.markosyan
Sevak Khachatryan, born 1985 in Georgia. Citizen of Armenia.
A frequent visitor to Georgia, with which he is linked by both family and business ties.
Social media links
https://www.facebook.com/sevak.xachatryan.587
Artush Grigoryan, born 1977 in Akhalkalaki, Georgia. Citizen of Georgia. Lives in Armenia.
Graduate of Yerevan University. Chairman of the Javakh Foundation. Works as fire safety inspection officer. In the photographs, he poses with some other subjects of this investigation, as well as the notorious separatist provocateurVahagnan Chakhalyan.
Kamsar Kulidzhanyan, born 1979 in Ninotsminda region of Georgia. Citizen of Georgia. Lives in Armenia.
Graduated from the Yerevan Police Academy. Also an employee of the fire safety inspection.
Social media links https://www.facebook.com/kamsar.kulijanyan
Armen Tevanyan, born 1985 in Tsalka, Georgia. Citizen of Georgia. Lives in Armenia.
Graduate of Yerevan University. Employed in the government service.
Social media links
https://www.facebook.com/armen.tevanyan.5 https://ok.ru/profile/535536618667
Vakhran Sharoyan, born 1982 in Tsalka, Georgia. Citizen of Armenia.
Chairman of the village council.
Social media links
https://www.facebook.com/vahram.noyemberyan https://ok.ru/profile/571410248321
Armen Avetisyan born 1981 in Akhalkalaki, Georgia. Citizen of Georgia. Lives in Armenia.
Graduate of Yerevan University. Professional journalist. One of the leaders of the Javakh Foundation.
Social media links
https://www.facebook.com/armen.avetisyan.33 https://twitter.com/ArmAve_Javakhk
All the above mentioned persons are actively campaigning for the so-called Artsakh Republic on social media. In some posts, one can see separatist hints regarding the Samtskhe-Javakheti region and threats against Georgia which, in their opinion, “after the end of hostilities in Karabakh, must be certainly held accountable for its position”.
Considering that the active phase of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh is currently over, it is possible that trained militants may be involved in subversive activities against the territorial integrity of Georgia and other countries.
Read more from InformNapalm
This publication was prepared by Irakli Komakhidze , the infographic was prepared by Alex Aleksidze especially for InformNapalm. Translated by Andrii Gryganskij, edited by Artem Velichko
Distribution and reprint with reference to the source is welcome! (Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0) InformNapalm social media pages: Facebook / Twitter / Telegram


informnapalm--2020-11-18--Servicemen of the Russian 108th Air Assault Regiment took part in the occupation of Crimea and “huma

Servicemen of the Russian 108th Air Assault Regiment took part in the occupation of Crimea and “humanitarian convoys” in the Donbas

Volunteers of InformNapalm volunteer intelligence community found that servicemen of the 108th Air Assault Regiment ( military unit 42091 , Novorossiysk ) took part in the special operation to seize Crimea .
This regiment is now part of the 7th Air Assault Division of the Russian Armed Forces .
The Military Prosecutor ’ s Office of Ukraine has compiled a list of units of the Russian Army involved in the seizure of Crimea , but the 108th Air Assault Regiment ( AAR ) is not mentioned in it , therefore we present here the materials about this unit for study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we present evidence that a serviceman from this regiment , who has now joined the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation , illegally entered Luhansk Oblast through uncontrolled sections of the Russian-Ukrainian border as a participant of the so-called “ humanitarian convoys ” .
The history of the 108th AAR is a trail of war crimes In 1948 , the regiment took part in the hostilities against the Forest Brothers , partisans who resisted the Soviet occupation in the Baltic countries .
In 1956 – in the operation codenamed “ Whirlwind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Hungary .
In 1968 – in the suppression of the Prague Spring .
After that , the unit participated in the intervention to Afghanistan as well as in the wars against Georgia in 2008 and against Ukraine in 2014 .
Photo evidence of the participation of the 108th AAR in the seizure of Crimea was made public by a Russian soldier who did his conscript service in this regiment .
Meet Denis Kuzmenko ( Russian : Кузьменко Денис Валерьевич ) , born December , 8 , 1994 , in Stavropol city , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) was found on-line , with Kuzmenko standing at a road sign with the address of the nearest medical institution : “ 1 , 12th April St ” .
The Kerch City Hospital No .
2 is located at this address .
Also the photo shows a board with a list of historical and cultural monuments of Crimea : In his album on the VK social network , the Russian paratrooper posted a picture of his medal for the occupation of Crimea and its award certificate .
Here is another occupant from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Довженко Николай Александрович ) , born on March , 3 , 1995 in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky , Rostov Oblast , lives in Rostov-on-Don .
He studied at the Rostov-on-Don Automobile and Highway College .
While serving in the 108th AAR , Dovzhenko participated in the operation to seize Crimea , and was awarded the relevant medal .
His social media albums also contain photographs taken in Crimea .
His comments below the next photo taken in Simferopol say that Russian paratroopers “ ride around taking part in rallies ” .
After demobilization Dovzhenko continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Emergency Situations and participated in the violation of the Russian-Ukrainian border along with the so-called “ humanitarian convoys ” that delivered soldiers , weapons and ammunition to the Donbas through uncontrolled sections of the border under the guise of humanitarian goods .
There is a picture of him in front of the road sign “ Luhansk ” In his album .
It is likely that Dovzhenko also took part in the hostilities in the Donbas – we are confident that the investigators of the International Criminal Court will find out .
The award @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crimea for servicemen of the 108th AAR were signed by the commander of this regiment Colonel Baikulov .
Colonel Baikulov is on the left in the screenshot from this video .
Photo of the medal for the occupation of Crimea with its award certificate signed by Colonel Baikulov .
Murat Baikulov ( Russian : Байкулов Мурат Назарович ) was born on August , 8 , 1976 , graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Troops Command School in 1997 .
As of July 2010 , in the rank of lieutenant colonel , he served @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 247th AAR , military unit 54801 , stationed in Stavropol .
As of January 2013 , his rank and position had remained unchanged .
In July 2013 , still in the rank of a lieutenant colonel , he was appointed the commander of the 108th AAR .
However , he signed the award documents for medals for the occupation of Crimea in the rank of a colonel : apparently , he was promoted for participating in the aggression against the neighbor state .
He was in command of the 108th AAR until 2015 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a chief of staff of the 7th Air Assault Division in the rank of a colonel ; in October 2018 he was appointed interim commander of the 7th Air Assault Division The 108th AAR is not on the list of units of the RF Armed Forces involved in the seizure of Crimea , which was published by the Military Prosecutor ’ s Office of Ukraine .
Also , the commander of the 108th AAR ( as of 2014 ) Colonel Baikulov is not yet on the list ( 1 , 2 , 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian officials indicted by the Main Military Prosecutor ’ s Office of Ukraine .
We call on the Chief Military Prosecutor ’ s Office of Ukraine and other law enforcement agencies of Ukraine to treat this investigation as a report of a crime committed against Ukraine and carry out all the necessary proceedings .
Russian occupant Nikolai Dovzhenko removed photo evidence ( pictures of the medal for the occupation of Crimea , as well as pictures taken in Crimea and the occupied Donbas , where he had been as part of the so-called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photo albums on VK and OK social networks .
As usual , we have saved all the evidence for the International Criminal Court .
VK profile at the time of publication of the investigation : there were 336 photos in the photo album .
VK profile after clean-up : there are 280 photos in the photo album .
OK profile at the time of publication of the investigation : there were 340 photos in the photo album .
OK profile after stripping : there are 305 photos in the photo album .
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Volunteers of InformNapalm volunteer intelligence community found that servicemen of the 108th Air Assault Regiment (military unit 42091, Novorossiysk) took part in the special operation to seize Crimea. This regiment is now part of the 7th Air Assault Division of the Russian Armed Forces. The Military Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine has compiled a list of units of the Russian Army involved in the seizure of Crimea, but the 108th Air Assault Regiment (AAR) is not mentioned in it, therefore we present here the materials about this unit for study and further use. In addition, we present evidence that a serviceman from this regiment, who has now joined the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, illegally entered Luhansk Oblast through uncontrolled sections of the Russian-Ukrainian border as a participant of the so-called “humanitarian convoys”.
The history of the 108th AAR is a trail of war crimes
In 1948, the regiment took part in the hostilities against the Forest Brothers, partisans who resisted the Soviet occupation in the Baltic countries. In 1956 – in the operation codenamed “Whirlwind” during the suppression of the revolution in Hungary. In 1968 – in the suppression of the Prague Spring. After that, the unit participated in the intervention to Afghanistan as well as in the wars against Georgia in 2008 and against Ukraine in 2014.
Photo evidence of the participation of the 108th AAR in the seizure of Crimea was made public by a Russian soldier who did his conscript service in this regiment. Meet Denis Kuzmenko (Russian: Кузьменко Денис Валерьевич), born December, 8, 1994, in Stavropol city, Russian Federation.
A photograph (archive) was found on-line, with Kuzmenko standing at a road sign with the address of the nearest medical institution: “1, 12th April St”. The Kerch City Hospital No. 2 is located at this address. Also the photo shows a board with a list of historical and cultural monuments of Crimea:
In his album on the VK social network, the Russian paratrooper posted a picture of his medal for the occupation of Crimea and its award certificate.
VK page, screenshots, pictures of Kuzmenko Страница на имя Диониса Мальцева, https://vk.com/id121040292 (http://archive.is/VR5lS)
Here is another occupant from the 108th AAR. Nikolai Dovzhenko (Russian: Довженко Николай Александрович), born on March, 3, 1995 in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov Oblast, lives in Rostov-on-Don. He studied at the Rostov-on-Don Automobile and Highway College.
While serving in the 108th AAR, Dovzhenko participated in the operation to seize Crimea, and was awarded the relevant medal.
His social media albums also contain photographs taken in Crimea.
His comments below the next photo taken in Simferopol say that Russian paratroopers “ride around taking part in rallies”.
After demobilization Dovzhenko continued his service at the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations and participated in the violation of the Russian-Ukrainian border along with the so-called “humanitarian convoys” that delivered soldiers, weapons and ammunition to the Donbas through uncontrolled sections of the border under the guise of humanitarian goods. There is a picture of him in front of the road sign “Luhansk” In his album.
Screenshot:
Original photo:
It is likely that Dovzhenko also took part in the hostilities in the Donbas – we are confident that the investigators of the International Criminal Court will find out.
Social network pages, screenshots, pictures of Dovzhenko https://ok.ru/profile/483141489935 (http://archive.is/OQpSh)
http://archive.is/6wUOU
http://archive.is/gENRu https://vk.com/id132533074 (http://archive.is/EIwPH)
http://archive.is/BVtuf
http://archive.is/XPmIO
The award certificates for medals for the occupation of Crimea for servicemen of the 108th AAR were signed by the commander of this regiment Colonel Baikulov.
Colonel Baikulov is on the left in the screenshot from this video.
Photo of the medal for the occupation of Crimea with its award certificate signed by Colonel Baikulov.
Murat Baikulov (Russian: Байкулов Мурат Назарович) was born on August, 8, 1976, graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Troops Command School in 1997. As of July 2010, in the rank of lieutenant colonel, he served as a chief of staff of the 247th AAR, military unit 54801, stationed in Stavropol. As of January 2013, his rank and position had remained unchanged. In July 2013, still in the rank of a lieutenant colonel, he was appointed the commander of the 108th AAR. However, he signed the award documents for medals for the occupation of Crimea in the rank of a colonel: apparently, he was promoted for participating in the aggression against the neighbor state. He was in command of the 108th AAR until 2015. As of April 2017 he was a chief of staff of the 7th Air Assault Division in the rank of a colonel; in October 2018 he was appointed interim commander of the 7th Air Assault Division
Read more: Russian paratrooper Lieutenant-Colonel in command of LPR terrorists (audio intercept)
The 108th AAR is not on the list of units of the RF Armed Forces involved in the seizure of Crimea, which was published by the Military Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine. Also, the commander of the 108th AAR (as of 2014) Colonel Baikulov is not yet on the list (1, 2, 3) of the Russian military commanders and Russian officials indicted by the Main Military Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine. We call on the Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine and other law enforcement agencies of Ukraine to treat this investigation as a report of a crime committed against Ukraine and carry out all the necessary proceedings.
UPD 03/28/2019:
Russian occupant Nikolai Dovzhenko removed photo evidence (pictures of the medal for the occupation of Crimea, as well as pictures taken in Crimea and the occupied Donbas, where he had been as part of the so-called “humanitarian convoys”) from his photo albums on VK and OK social networks. As usual, we have saved all the evidence for the International Criminal Court.
VK profile at the time of publication of the investigation: there were 336 photos in the photo album.
VK profile after clean-up: there are 280 photos in the photo album.
OK profile at the time of publication of the investigation: there were 340 photos in the photo album.
OK profile after stripping: there are 305 photos in the photo album.