Slavonic Corps (English Wikipedia)

Leviev, Ruslan (28 March 2019). В Сирии появилась новая ЧВК родом из Украины [In Syria, a new PMC hails from Ukraine]. citeam.org (in Russian). Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

companies-hongkong.com

"Registration Document". Hong Kong Companies. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

compromat.ru

Рождественский, Илья (Rozhdestvensky, Ilya); Баев, Антон (Baev, Anton); Русяева, Полина (Rusyaeva, Polina) (25 August 2016). "Призраки войны: как в Сирии появилась российская частная армия: ЧВК во всем мире — огромный бизнес: «частники» нередко подменяют собой вооруженные силы. В России они вне закона. Но в Сирии был обкатан прототип российских ЧВК — группа Вагнера, и власти вновь думают о легализации" [Ghosts of war: how the Russian private army appeared in Syria: PMCs all over the world are a huge business: "private companies" often replace the armed forces. They are illegal in Russia. But a prototype of Russian PMCs, the Wagner group, was tested in Syria, and the authorities are again thinking about legalization]. «РБК» (rbc.ru) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Alternate archive
Сурначевой, Елизаветы (Surnacheva, Elizaveta); Рождественский, Илья (Rozhdestvensky, Ilya); Баев, Антон (Baev, Anton); Русяева, Полина (Rusyaeva, Polina) (25 August 2016). "Призраки войны: как в Сирии появилась российская частная армия: ЧВК во всем мире — огромный бизнес: «частники» нередко подменяют собой вооруженные силы. В России они вне закона. Но в Сирии был обкатан прототип российских ЧВК — группа Вагнера, и власти вновь думают о легализации" [Ghosts of war: how the Russian private army appeared in Syria: PMCs all over the world are a huge business: "private traders" often replace the armed forces. In Russia, they are outlawed. But in Syria, a prototype of Russian PMCs, the Wagner Group, was tested, and the authorities are again thinking about legalization]. «РБК» (RBK) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Alternate archive as Вскормленная Пригожиным ЧВК: На наемников из российской "группы Вагнера" в Сирии потратили до 10,3 млрд руб. (Fed by Prigozhin PMC: Up to 10.3 billion rubles were spent on mercenaries from the Russian "Wagner Group" in Syria.)
Попов, Игорь (Popov, Igor) (2 September 2010). "Солдаты напрокат: Российские фирмы становятся все более заметными игроками на мировом рынке услуг частных военных компаний. Его объем — $120 млрд" [Soldiers for hire: Russian firms are becoming more and more prominent players in the global market for the services of private military companies. Its volume is $120 billion]. Forbes (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Atlernate archive

feraljundi.com

Matt (14 January 2014). "Industry Talk: The Slavonic Corps–A Russian PMSC In Syria". Feral Jundi. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

fontanka.ru

Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (30 October 2013). "Ландскнехтов в Сирию послал Петербург" [Landsknechtov sent St. Petersburg to Syria]. Fontanka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (30 October 2013). "Ландскнехтов в Сирию послал Петербург" [Landsknechtov sent St. Petersburg to Syria]. Fontaka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (25 February 2013). "Заложники Нигерии ждут коммандос от президента" [Hostages of Nigeria are waiting for commandos from the president]. Fontanka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (20 February 2013). "Российские моряки могут остаться в Нигерии навсегда" [Russian sailors can stay in Nigeria forever]. Fontanka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (20 January 2013). "Нигерийский военный флот не любит конкурентов" [The Nigerian navy does not like competitors]. Fontanka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (14 November 2013). "Последний бой «Славянского корпуса»" [Last battle of the Slavic Corps]. Fontanka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (16 October 2015). "«Славянский корпус» возвращается в Сирию" ["Slavic Corps" returns to Syria]. Fontaka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (14 November 2013). "Последний бой «Славянского корпуса»" [The last battle of the "Slavic Corps"]. fontanka.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 November 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
"Командиры «Славянского корпуса» в Сирии осуждены за наемничество" [Commanders of the "Slavic Corps" in Syria convicted of mercenarism]. Fontanka (in Russian). 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
"«Славянский корпус» возвращается в Сирию: Набор добровольцев, желающих рискнуть головой за Башара Асада, открыт в России. «Фонтанка» узнала, как попасть на войну, сколько стоит жизнь солдата удачи и при чем здесь известный германский мистик-антисемит" ["Slavic Corps" returns to Syria: The recruitment of volunteers willing to risk their lives for Bashar al-Assad is open in Russia. Fontanka found out how to get to war, how much the life of a soldier of fortune costs, and what the famous German anti-Semitic mystic has to do with it.]. Фонтанка.ру (fontanka.ru) (in Russian). 16 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

forbes.ru

Попов, Игорь (Popov, Igor) (2 September 2010). "Солдаты напрокат: Российские фирмы становятся все более заметными игроками на мировом рынке услуг частных военных компаний. Его объем — $120 млрд" [Soldiers for hire: Russian firms are becoming more and more prominent players in the global market for the services of private military companies. Its volume is $120 billion]. Forbes (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Atlernate archive

foreignpolicy.com

Weiss, Michael (21 November 2013). "The Case of the Keystone Cossacks: Who sent a bunch of hapless Russian soldiers of fortune to go do battle in Syria?". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

gazeta.ru

Дергачев, Владимир (Dergachev, Vladimir); Згировская, Екатерина (Zgirovskaya, Ekaterina) (24 March 2016). "Российские наемники в боях за Пальмиру: В Сирии под Пальмирой могли погибнуть российские наемники" [Russian mercenaries in the battles for Palmyra: Russian mercenaries could have died in Syria near Palmyra]. Gazeta.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Петелин, Герман (Petelin, German or Herman); Ващенко, Владимир (Vashchenko, Vladimir) (31 March 2016). "Из Молькино в Пальмиру: как тренируют российских наемников: На модернизацию полигона для воюющих в Сирии российских наемников ушло 50 млн рублей" [From Molkino to Palmyra: how Russian mercenaries are trained: 50 million rubles were spent on modernizing the training ground for Russian mercenaries fighting in Syria]. Gazeta.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

huffingtonpost.com

Miller, James (21 November 2013). "The Insane Story of Russian Mercenaries Fighting for the Syrian Regime: The Russian government almost assuredly knew about these mercenaries. Are there more companies like the Slavonic Corps, or was this the first disastrous test of the idea to send Russian mercenaries to Syria?". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

iarex.ru

Поликарпов, М. А. (Polikarpov, M. A.) (7 January 2023). "РУССКИЕ ДОБРОВОЛЬЦЫ В ЮГОСЛАВИИ В 1992–1995 ГГ.: ИСТОРИЯ И ПОТЕРИ" [RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS IN YUGOSLAVIA IN 1992–1995: HISTORY AND LOSSES]. Информационное агентство REX (ИА REX) (iarex.ru) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

interpretermag.com

Miller, James (19 November 2013). ""'Mercenary' is Merely a Cover Story for Russian Soldier or Spook"". The Interpreter Magazine (www.interpretermag.com). Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

jamestown.org

Sukhankin, Sergey (20 March 2019). "War, Business and Ideology: How Russian Private Military Contractors Pursue Moscow's Interests". jamestown.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
Sukhankin, Sergey (25 June 2019). "From 'Volunteers' to Quasi-PMCs: Retracing the Footprints of Russian Irregulars in the Yugoslav Wars and Post-Soviet Conflicts". jamestown.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
Sukhankin, Sergey (25 June 2019). "From 'Volunteers' to Quasi-PMCs: Retracing the Footprints of Russian Irregulars in the Yugoslav Wars and Post-Soviet Conflicts". Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

kyivpost.com

"Ukraine's Parliament Recognizes Wagner as Transnational Criminal Organization". Kyiv Post. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

meduza.io

Яппарова, Лилия (Yapparova, Liliya) (12 July 2022). "Грубо говоря, мы начали войну Как отправка ЧВК Вагнера на фронт помогла Пригожину наладить отношения с Путиным — и что такое «собянинский полк». Расследование «Медузы» о наемниках на войне в Украине" [Roughly speaking, we started a war. How sending the Wagner PMC to the front helped Prigozhin improve relations with Putin - and what the "Sobyanin regiment" is. Meduza's investigation into mercenaries in the war in Ukraine]. Meduza (meduza.io) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

moran-group.org

"Moran Security Group: About Us". «Moran Security Group» website (moran-group.org). 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

rada.gov.ua

w1.c1.rada.gov.ua

"Проект Постанови про Звернення Верховної Ради України до Організації Об'єднаних Націй, Європейського Парламенту, Парламентської Асамблеї Ради Європи, Парламентської Асамблеї ОБСЄ, Парламентської Асамблеї НАТО, Парламентської Асамблеї ОЧЕС, урядів і парламентів держав світу про визнання російських приватних військових компаній терористичними організаціями" [Draft Resolution on Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine's Address to the United Nations, European Parliament, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, BSEC Parliamentary Assembly, and governments and parliaments of the countries of the world on recognition of Russian private military companies as terrorist organisations]. Verkhovna Rada (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 May 2023.

rbc.ru

Рождественский, Илья (Rozhdestvensky, Ilya); Баев, Антон (Baev, Anton); Русяева, Полина (Rusyaeva, Polina) (25 August 2016). "Призраки войны: как в Сирии появилась российская частная армия: ЧВК во всем мире — огромный бизнес: «частники» нередко подменяют собой вооруженные силы. В России они вне закона. Но в Сирии был обкатан прототип российских ЧВК — группа Вагнера, и власти вновь думают о легализации" [Ghosts of war: how the Russian private army appeared in Syria: PMCs all over the world are a huge business: "private companies" often replace the armed forces. They are illegal in Russia. But a prototype of Russian PMCs, the Wagner group, was tested in Syria, and the authorities are again thinking about legalization]. «РБК» (rbc.ru) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Alternate archive
Сурначевой, Елизаветы (Surnacheva, Elizaveta); Рождественский, Илья (Rozhdestvensky, Ilya); Баев, Антон (Baev, Anton); Русяева, Полина (Rusyaeva, Polina) (25 August 2016). "Призраки войны: как в Сирии появилась российская частная армия: ЧВК во всем мире — огромный бизнес: «частники» нередко подменяют собой вооруженные силы. В России они вне закона. Но в Сирии был обкатан прототип российских ЧВК — группа Вагнера, и власти вновь думают о легализации" [Ghosts of war: how the Russian private army appeared in Syria: PMCs all over the world are a huge business: "private traders" often replace the armed forces. In Russia, they are outlawed. But in Syria, a prototype of Russian PMCs, the Wagner Group, was tested, and the authorities are again thinking about legalization]. «РБК» (RBK) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Alternate archive as Вскормленная Пригожиным ЧВК: На наемников из российской "группы Вагнера" в Сирии потратили до 10,3 млрд руб. (Fed by Prigozhin PMC: Up to 10.3 billion rubles were spent on mercenaries from the Russian "Wagner Group" in Syria.)

slavcorps.org

"Славянский Корпус: О нас" [Slavonic Corps: About Us]. website (slavcorps.org) (in Russian). 22 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

srpska.ru

Райкович, Драган (Rajković, Dragan) (19 August 2004). "Кто они" [Who are they:]. «Српска.Ру» (srpska.ru) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

svoboda.org

Хазов-Кассиа, Сергей (Khazov-Kassia, Sergey) (7 March 2018). "Проект "Мясорубка". Рассказывают три командира "ЧВК Вагнера"" [The "Meat Grinder" project. Three commanders of the Wagner PMC tell]. Radio Liberty (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

thebell.io

Малкова, Ирина (Malkova, Irina); Баев, Антон (Baev, Anton) (29 January 2019). "Частная армия для президента: история самого деликатного поручения Евгения Пригожина" [A private army for the president: the story of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s most delicate assignment]. The Bell (thebell.io) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

theguardian.com

Sauer, Pjotr (7 August 2022). "Russia's private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war: Mercenary group does not officially exist but is playing a more public role and openly recruiting in Russia". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

theins.ru

"Marshall Малофеев. Как российский рейдер захватил Юго-Восток Украины" [Marshall Malofeev. How a Russian raider captured the South-East of Ukraine]. The Insider (in Russian). 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

tvrain.tv

Яппаровой, Лилии (Yapparova, Lilia) (5 July 2018). "Золото Вагнера. Сколько платят за живых и мертвых наемников, как российские военные компании делят Африку, и кто стоит за новой ЧВК «Патриот»: Рассказы бойцов и их родных в репортаже Лилии Яппаровой" [Wagner's Gold. How much do they pay for living and dead mercenaries, how Russian military companies divide Africa, and who is behind the new PMC "Patriot": Stories of fighters and their relatives in the report of Lilia Yapparova]. Dozhd (tvrain.tv) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

web.archive.org

Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (30 October 2013). "Ландскнехтов в Сирию послал Петербург" [Landsknechtov sent St. Petersburg to Syria]. Fontanka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (30 October 2013). "Ландскнехтов в Сирию послал Петербург" [Landsknechtov sent St. Petersburg to Syria]. Fontaka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Яппаровой, Лилии (Yapparova, Lilia) (5 July 2018). "Золото Вагнера. Сколько платят за живых и мертвых наемников, как российские военные компании делят Африку, и кто стоит за новой ЧВК «Патриот»: Рассказы бойцов и их родных в репортаже Лилии Яппаровой" [Wagner's Gold. How much do they pay for living and dead mercenaries, how Russian military companies divide Africa, and who is behind the new PMC "Patriot": Stories of fighters and their relatives in the report of Lilia Yapparova]. Dozhd (tvrain.tv) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Хазов-Кассиа, Сергей (Khazov-Kassia, Sergey) (7 March 2018). "Проект "Мясорубка". Рассказывают три командира "ЧВК Вагнера"" [The "Meat Grinder" project. Three commanders of the Wagner PMC tell]. Radio Liberty (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (25 February 2013). "Заложники Нигерии ждут коммандос от президента" [Hostages of Nigeria are waiting for commandos from the president]. Fontanka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (20 February 2013). "Российские моряки могут остаться в Нигерии навсегда" [Russian sailors can stay in Nigeria forever]. Fontanka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (20 January 2013). "Нигерийский военный флот не любит конкурентов" [The Nigerian navy does not like competitors]. Fontanka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Sukhankin, Sergey (20 March 2019). "War, Business and Ideology: How Russian Private Military Contractors Pursue Moscow's Interests". jamestown.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
Sukhankin, Sergey (25 June 2019). "From 'Volunteers' to Quasi-PMCs: Retracing the Footprints of Russian Irregulars in the Yugoslav Wars and Post-Soviet Conflicts". jamestown.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
Рождественский, Илья (Rozhdestvensky, Ilya); Баев, Антон (Baev, Anton); Русяева, Полина (Rusyaeva, Polina) (25 August 2016). "Призраки войны: как в Сирии появилась российская частная армия: ЧВК во всем мире — огромный бизнес: «частники» нередко подменяют собой вооруженные силы. В России они вне закона. Но в Сирии был обкатан прототип российских ЧВК — группа Вагнера, и власти вновь думают о легализации" [Ghosts of war: how the Russian private army appeared in Syria: PMCs all over the world are a huge business: "private companies" often replace the armed forces. They are illegal in Russia. But a prototype of Russian PMCs, the Wagner group, was tested in Syria, and the authorities are again thinking about legalization]. «РБК» (rbc.ru) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Alternate archive
Miller, James (19 November 2013). ""'Mercenary' is Merely a Cover Story for Russian Soldier or Spook"". The Interpreter Magazine (www.interpretermag.com). Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
Сурначевой, Елизаветы (Surnacheva, Elizaveta); Рождественский, Илья (Rozhdestvensky, Ilya); Баев, Антон (Baev, Anton); Русяева, Полина (Rusyaeva, Polina) (25 August 2016). "Призраки войны: как в Сирии появилась российская частная армия: ЧВК во всем мире — огромный бизнес: «частники» нередко подменяют собой вооруженные силы. В России они вне закона. Но в Сирии был обкатан прототип российских ЧВК — группа Вагнера, и власти вновь думают о легализации" [Ghosts of war: how the Russian private army appeared in Syria: PMCs all over the world are a huge business: "private traders" often replace the armed forces. In Russia, they are outlawed. But in Syria, a prototype of Russian PMCs, the Wagner Group, was tested, and the authorities are again thinking about legalization]. «РБК» (RBK) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Alternate archive as Вскормленная Пригожиным ЧВК: На наемников из российской "группы Вагнера" в Сирии потратили до 10,3 млрд руб. (Fed by Prigozhin PMC: Up to 10.3 billion rubles were spent on mercenaries from the Russian "Wagner Group" in Syria.)
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (14 November 2013). "Последний бой «Славянского корпуса»" [Last battle of the Slavic Corps]. Fontanka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Попов, Игорь (Popov, Igor) (2 September 2010). "Солдаты напрокат: Российские фирмы становятся все более заметными игроками на мировом рынке услуг частных военных компаний. Его объем — $120 млрд" [Soldiers for hire: Russian firms are becoming more and more prominent players in the global market for the services of private military companies. Its volume is $120 billion]. Forbes (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Atlernate archive
Коротков, Денис (Korotkov, Denis) (16 October 2015). "«Славянский корпус» возвращается в Сирию" ["Slavic Corps" returns to Syria]. Fontaka (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
"Славянский Корпус: О нас" [Slavonic Corps: About Us]. website (slavcorps.org) (in Russian). 22 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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Allegedly, Dmitry Utkin (aka "Wagner") was associated with the Slavonic Corps and, later, the Yevgeny Prigozhin associated Wagner Group (aka the "orchestra") which trained near the Don federal highway M 4 at the Molkino (Russian: Молькино) GRU base base (Goryacheklyuchevsky garrison), after its more than 50 million rubles modernization by JSC Garrison (Russian: АО «Гарнизон») during early 2015 to provide a training ground for troops using night vision devices,^[f] at Molkin (Russian: Молькин) near Goryachy Klyuch which is in the Goryacheklyuchevsky district (Russian: Горячеключевский район) (Belorechensky District) and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Krasnodar.^[16]^[17]^[35]^[36] Allegedly, Utkin, an anti-Semitic, recruited numerous members of the Slavonic Corps, especially paratroopers, former special forces (OMON, SOBR, Spetsnaz, etc.) and marines, to support Russia's interests, in 2014, during the Crimea referendum and war in Donbas often as "cleaners" («чистильщиков») in Luhansk,^[16] and, in 2015, Syria before the start of air attacks by Russian forces.^[7]^[17]^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]

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