Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Sparta Battalion" in English language version.
Pavlov arrived in Ukraine in February 2014. According to Igor Strelkov, Pavlov was a member of the so-called "militia" in Crimea and was selected to join a group of soldiers headed for the Donbas... Beginning on April 10, 2014, Pavlov led small units to the most intense combat areas around Slovyansk. During that time, "Motorola" recruited enough fighters to expand his unit from 40 members to 200. During Strelkov's retreat from Slovyansk, Pavlov's subdivision covered the main army's movements. In August 2014, after Strelkov left the Donbas for Russia, Pavlov took charge of the Sparta Battalion and took part in some of the war's most violent battles.
Собранный как противотанковый бронебойный, отряд вскоре разросся.
