3/21/2023 0 Comments Unity tactical![]() ![]() Ukraine, the United States, and some analysts consider them to be under the command of Russia's 8th Guards Combined Arms Army. The separatist paramilitaries were supported by, and were proxies of, the Russian Armed Forces. The militias were also responsible for illegal abductions, detention, and torture of civilians of the Donbas. The Russian separatists have been held responsible for war crimes, among them the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and the Mariupol rocket attacks, which they have denied. The Donbas War began in April 2014 after these groups seized Ukrainian government buildings in the Donbas, leading the Ukrainian military to launch its Anti-Terrorist Operation against them.ĭuring the Donbas War, Russian far-right groups were heavily involved in recruiting for the separatists, and many far-right activists joined them and formed volunteer units. The Donbas People's Militia was formed in March 2014 by Pavel Gubarev, who proclaimed himself "People's Governor" of Donetsk Oblast, while the Army of the South-East was formed in Luhansk Oblast. ![]() The separatist paramilitaries were formed during the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine. They are designated as terrorist groups by the government of Ukraine. In September 2022, Russia annexed the DPR and LPR, and the paramilitaries are being integrated into the Russian military's Southern Military District. They supported the Russian Armed Forces against the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. ![]() They were affiliated with the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) during the War in Donbas (2014–2022), the first stage of the Russo-Ukrainian War. The People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic and People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic (formerly also called Russian separatist forces in Donbas) are pro-Russian paramilitaries in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, under overall control of the Russian Federation. March 2014 (as the Donbas People's Militia)Ĭommanders of the People's Militia Directorate The Flag of Novorossiya, which was used as a battle flag by separatist forces ![]()
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