Pavel Sudoplatov Battalion |
---|
Russian: Батальон имени Павла Судоплатова |
|
Founded | September 2022 (September 2022) |
---|
Country | Russia |
---|
Allegiance | Russia |
---|
Type | Militia |
---|
Size | 600+ (claimed, January 2023)[1] |
---|
Engagements | Russian invasion of Ukraine - 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive[2]
|
---|
Commanders |
---|
Current commander | Yevgeny Balitsky |
---|
Military unit
The Pavel Sudoplatov Battalion (Russian: Батальон имени Павла Судоплатова) is a Russian volunteer battalion in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast of Ukraine named after the Soviet intelligence officer and Melitopol native Pavel Sudoplatov. [3]
History
The battalion was established in September 2022[4][5] and consists of pro-Russian Ukrainians[6] and foreign volunteers.[7] It is allied with the Russian-installed authorities in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast and led by Yevgeny Balitsky,[5] whose son is also a member of the battalion.[1]
The PSB was formally registered as the State Unitary Enterprise "Volunteer Battalion named after P.A. Sudoplatov" by the Federal Taxation Service.[8] Volunteers are paid 400,000 rubles or 5,000 US dollars.[8]
On 4 July, 2023, the Battalion would be subordinated into the BARS-32 ceasing its existence as an independent unit.[9]
Foreign fighters
Foreigners who have been recruited to the PSB include nationals from Serbia,[10] Sweden and Turkey.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Добровольцы из Сербии поступили в батальон имени Судоплатова". РИА Новости (in Russian). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "The volunteer battalion named after Sudoplatov thwarted an enemy attempt to occupy strongholds in Zaporizhzhia". 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Russia 'Normalizing' Occupation Regime in Southern Ukraine (Part Two)". Jamestown.
- ^ "В Запорожье создали батальон в честь организатора убийства Льва Троцкого Павла Судоплатова - Газета.Ru | Новости". Газета.Ru (in Russian). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ a b "Балицкий: добровольцы из Сербии поступили в батальон имени Судоплатова в Запорожской области". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ Григорьев, Дмитрий (2022-11-23). "Батальон имени Судоплатова. Запорожцы встречают ВСУ с оружием в руках". AiF (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "В батальоне Судоплатова ждут добровольцев из Европы". РИА Новости (in Russian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ a b "ГУП "Добровольческий батальон". Воюющее в Украине формирование впервые зарегистрировали в России как бизнес Русская служба". BBC News. 2023-03-09. Archived from the original on 2023-06-27.
- ^ CDS (2023-04-08). "CDS Daily brief (07.04.23) | CDS comments on key events". Центр оборонних стратегій (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ "Serbian Volunteers Start Combat Training in Ukraine, President Vucic Asks Russia to Stop Recruiting Its People: Break the Rules".
- ^ "Volunteers from Turkey join Zaporozhye Region's Sudoplatov battalion".
Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War |
Overview |
---|
General | |
---|
Prelude | |
---|
Background | |
---|
Foreign relations | |
---|
|
|
|
---|
Southern Ukraine | |
---|
Eastern Ukraine | |
---|
Northern Ukraine | |
---|
Airstrikes by city | - Chernihiv strikes
- Dnipro strikes
- Ivano-Frankivsk strikes
- Kharkiv strikes
- Kherson strikes
- Khmelnytskyi strikes
- Kryvyi Rih strikes
- Kyiv strikes
- Lviv strikes
- Mykolaiv strikes
- Odesa strikes
- Rivne strikes
- Vinnytsia strikes
- Zaporizhzhia strikes
- Zhytomyr strikes
|
---|
Airstrikes on military targets | |
---|
Resistance | |
---|
Russian occupations | |
---|
Potentially related | |
---|
Other | |
---|
|
|
|
---|
General | |
---|
Attacks on civilians | |
---|
Crimes against soldiers | |
---|
Legal cases | |
---|
|
|
|
---|
States and official entities | General | |
---|
Ukraine | |
---|
Russia | |
---|
United States | |
---|
Other countries | - Belarus
- Canada
- China
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Federated States of Micronesia–Russia relations [ru]
- France
- Georgia [ru]
- Germany
- Hungary [hu]
- India
- Iran
- Israel
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- New Zealand
- Poland
- Syria [ru]
- Taiwan [zh-yue]
- United Kingdom
|
---|
United Nations | |
---|
International organizations | |
---|
Other | |
---|
|
---|
Public | |
---|
|
|
Impact |
---|
Effects | |
---|
Human rights | |
---|
Terms and phrases | |
---|
Popular culture | |
---|
|
|
|
|
- Category
|