News archive on the topic "Sparta"

The first Hero of Russia from among the defenders of Donbass was the commander of the Sparta battalion, Vladimir Zhoga (“Vokha”), who died the day before. The decree conferring the title posthumously was signed today by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now the father of the deceased, Artyom Zhoga, has taken command of the legendary battalion. This was reported by the press service of the People's Militia of the DPR, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “You raised a worthy son, of whom he is now proud...

The “Sparta” battalion, created by the legendary commander, Hero of the DPR “Motorola” Arsen Pavlov, and the 100th brigade of the People’s Militia of the Republic defeated the Ukrainian Nazis and are fighting in Volnovakha. Video footage from the scene of the events was published by military correspondent Semyon Pegov’s WarGonzo channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The military correspondent recorded a video message from Volnovakha, where soldiers of the DPR People's Militia forces entered. “The building behind me...

The famous Ukrainian boxer and younger brother of the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko, Vladimir, signed up for the territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian capital. The Kiev mayor reported this on his Telegram channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I came to check how the consulting work with volunteers is going in the first center for recruiting reservists, which was created by the capital (Kyiv). And my brother submitted an application and documents - he joins the brigade...

Militiaman Evgeniy Shcherbak, who fought in the Donbass in the Sparta battalion, despite the threat of criminal prosecution in his homeland for “mercenarism,” was extradited to the Kazakh authorities for violating the migration legislation of the Russian Federation. State Duma deputy Sergei Shargunov reported this on his Telegram channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “This is disgusting and hard to write about. I couldn't save him with my requests. It's looking more and more like...

Colonel Vladimir Zhoga, who led the famous “Sparta” battalion after the death of Arsen Pavlov “Motorola”, became the winner in the “Defender of the Republic” category of the “Person of the Year” competition. The awards were presented today in Donetsk by the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin. Zhoga “began his combat career in May 2014 and took part in offensive and defensive battles to protect the borders of the Donetsk People’s Republic. Thanks to him…

The legendary Sparta battalion celebrates its fifth anniversary today. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, congratulated the fighters. “We all remember the small but brave Motorola anti-tank detachment in heroic Slavyansk. Today it is a full-fledged reconnaissance battalion that not only holds the lines of our defense, but also carries out special operations. In the history of Sparta, the most important battles for our Republic are: for the liberation of the Donetsk airport, the battles for...

The legendary separate reconnaissance battalion “Sparta” was named after the hero of the DPR Arsen Pavlov, widely known by his combat call sign “Motorola”. This is stated in the decree of the acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In order to preserve glorious historical traditions, educate military personnel in the spirit of devotion to the Fatherland and loyalty to military duty, I DECIDE: To assign the honorary name “Guards” to the separate reconnaissance battalion “Sparta”...

Oleg Izmailov, coordinator of the group “Civil Initiative of Donbass” The premiere of Maxim Fadeev’s film “His Battalion” was held with great success at the popular Donetsk cinema “Zvezdochka”. The film tells the story of the life and combat path of the legendary separate reconnaissance battalion "Sparta", created and headed until his death in October 2016 by Arseny Pavlov, who became known throughout Russia under the call sign "Motorola". The author is local...

Donetsk schoolchildren and students visited the location of the legendary Sparta battalion, commanded by the deceased Arsen Pavlov with the call sign “Motorola”. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte The students were shown military equipment and weapons that participated in the hostilities, the battalion soldiers spoke about their experience of battles under the command of Motorola. The children also visited a mini-museum organized in the office...

Soldiers of the Sparta battalion created a museum of the deceased commander Arsen Pavlov “Motorola” at the unit’s location. This was reported by the battalion's official group. The museum displays weapons, dress uniforms, commander's awards, documents, and photographs of Motorola. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte

The deceased commander of the “Sparta” unit in the DPR army, Arsen Pavlov (“Motorola”), liked to “goad” the Ukrainian military by talking to them on the radio in Ukrainian. Subscribe to “PolitNavigator” news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This was stated by Motorola’s successor as commander of “Sparta” Vladimir Zhoga with the call sign “Vokha”, in an interview with the Russian publication “Komsomolskaya Pravda”. According to him...

A militiaman with the call sign Vokha told RIA Novosti that he would act as commander of the Sparta battalion after the death of Arseny Pavlov (Motorola). Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte According to him, Pavlov always imagined him as his deputy. “It will be me, his first deputy. He (Pavlov - Ed.) always represented me as my deputy, so unanimously...

Donetsk - Sevastopol, March 30 (PolitNavigator, Dmitry Zhukov) - The capture of Mariupol by the militia may last not even months, but years. A militiaman with the call sign “Artist,” an attack aircraft from the “Sparta” detachment, the best infantry unit in 2014, spoke about this in an interview with PolitNavigator. “The Artist” is considered one of the most experienced and dangerous fighters. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator -...

Donetsk, January 16 (PolitNavigator, Mikael Chagalyan) – The militia states that the Ukrainian soldiers remaining at the Donetsk airport do not receive support from their command, which is officially reported in Kyiv. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Yes, they received such help that we ourselves were shocked. Their tank broke through, fired two shells at us, then turned the turret around, and...