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'''Cargo 200''' ({{langx|ru|Груз 200}}, ''Gruz dvésti'') is a military [[Code word (communication)|code word]] used in the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[post-Soviet states]] referring to the transportation of military [[Casualty (person)|fatalities]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blogs.voanews.com/russia-watch/2011/10/18/russian-killings-of-tajik-migrant-workers-now-on-a-par-with-americans-lynchings-in-the-1930s/ |title= Russian Killings of Tajik Migrant Workers — Now at a Level with American Lynchings in the 1930s? |website= blogs.voanews.com |first= James |last= Brooke |date= 18 October 2011 |accessdate= 12 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2014/06/03/59825-gruz-200-prodolzhenie|title=Груз 200. Продолжение|first=Мария |last= ТУРЧЕНКОВА|date=3 June 2014 |accessdate= 12 April 2015 |work= [[Novaya Gazeta]] |trans-title=Cargo 200. Continued |language= ru}}</ref><ref name=bbc30039004>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30039004|title= Ukraine crisis: Russian 'Cargo 200' crossed border - OSCE | work = [[BBC News Online]] | date=13 November 2014 | accessdate = 13 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2015/03/22/misiya-evakuacziya-200--/ |title= Місія «Евакуація 200 |website= mil.gov.ua |date= 22 March 2015 |access-date= 12 April 2015 |trans-title=Mission "Evacuation 200" |language= uk}}</ref> Officially, the term ''Cargo 200'' is [[military jargon]] to refer specifically to the [[corpses]] of soldiers contained in [[zinc]]-lined [[coffin]]s for air transportation. Unofficially, ''Cargo 200'' is used to refer to all bodies of the dead being transported away from the battlefield, and has also become a [[euphemism]] for irretrievable losses of manpower in a conflict. |
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Colloquially the abbreviated term may be used in reporting, e.g, "We have one 200th and four 300ths", i.e., one killed and four wounded. |
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| ⚫ | The first appearance of ''Cargo 200'' is unknown, except that it came into use in the mid-1980s during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]]. The main theory of the term's origin is the [[Ministry of Defense of the USSR]] Order No. 200, issued during the |
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==Origins== |
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The term ''Cargo 200'' has received new international attention since the start of the [[Russian military intervention in Ukraine]] in 2014.<ref name=bbc30039004/> {{Asof|October 2016}}, the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]] Special Monitoring Mission has after two and a half years, despite their limited access to the [[Donbass War]] conflict zone, counted more than 20 vehicles with a “Cargo 200” inscription used to transport bodies of deceased [[Russian people|Russian]] separatists from Donbass.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://112.international/conflict-in-eastern-ukraine/osce-spotted-more-than-20-vehicles-with-cargo-200-caution-10675.html|title=OSCE spotted more than 20 vehicles with Cargo 200 caution |website= 112.international |date=4 November 2016 |access-date= 6 March 2017}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The first appearance of ''Cargo 200'' is unknown, except that it came into use in the mid-1980s during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]]. The main theory of the term's origin is the [[Ministry of Defense of the USSR]] Order No. 200, issued during the on October 8, 1984, coincidentally setting the standardized maximum weight for the air transportation of a deceased soldier's body at {{convert|200|kg|sp=us}}. The term saw widespread use in the Soviet military by the late 1980s, spawning the related code words ''Cargo 300'' for the transportation of wounded personnel, and ''Cargo 100'' for the transportation of munitions. |
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==Modern usage== |
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The term ''Cargo 200'' has received new international attention since the start of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] in 2014.<ref name=bbc30039004/> Cargo 200 was referenced by the [[Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs]] in the name of their [[200rf.com]] website used to publicize Russian personnel killed and captured during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/02/27/ukraine-launches-website-for-russians-to-find-killed-soldiers-a76628|title=Ukraine Launches Website for Russians to Find Killed Soldiers|date=February 27, 2022|website=The Moscow Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/02/27/7326424/|title=Website 200rf.com launched for Russians to find family members captured in killed in action during the invasion of Ukraine|website=Ukrayinska Pravda}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kyivindependent.com/uncategorized/ukraine-launches-website-to-help-russian-families-find-their-relatives-killed-in-combat/|title=Ukraine launches website to help Russian families find their relatives killed in combat.|website=The Kyiv Independent|date=February 27, 2022}}</ref> [[Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine]] [[Oleksandr Syrskyi]] was nicknamed "General 200" in reference to the term Cargo 200 due to pursuing bloody Soviet-style military tactics which resulted in heavy Ukrainian casualties during the [[battle of Bakhmut]].<ref>[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/02/08/zaluzhny-is-out-the-butcher-is-in-00140206 Zaluzhny is out, the 'butcher' is in]</ref> |
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==Related military code words== |
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*Cargo 100: [[Ammunition]]<ref name=bopo>[https://terminy.info/literature/big-dictionary-of-russian-proverbs/gruz Груз], an entry in the ''Большой словарь русских поговорок'', Mosco, Олма Медиа Групп, В. М. Мокиенко, Т. Г. Никитина, 2007 </ref> |
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*Cargo 300: Wounded<ref name=bopo/> |
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*Cargo 400: [[Post-concussion syndrome|Concussed]], or missing or captured{{}} |
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*Cargo 500: Medical supplies. After the start of [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] used to refer to "refusniks" (soldiers who refuse to fight) and deserters |
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*Cargo 600: [[Oversized load|Oversized cargo]] or [[prisoners of war]] |
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*Cargo 700: Cash or other valuables |
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*Cargo 800: "Special" cargo related to [[weapons of mass destruction]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Cargo 200 (film)|''Cargo 200'' (film)]], 2007 Russian thriller film by Aleksei Balabanov |
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* [[Zachistka]] |
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*[[Antonov An-12#Soviet Air Forces|Black Tulip]] |
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Cargo 200 (Russian: Груз 200, Gruz dvésti) is a military code word used in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet states referring to the transportation of military fatalities.[1][2][3][4] Officially, the term Cargo 200 is military jargon to refer specifically to the corpses of soldiers contained in zinc-lined coffins for air transportation. Unofficially, Cargo 200 is used to refer to all bodies of the dead being transported away from the battlefield, and has also become a euphemism for irretrievable losses of manpower in a conflict.
Colloquially the abbreviated term may be used in reporting, e.g, "We have one 200th and four 300ths", i.e., one killed and four wounded.
Origins
[edit]The first appearance of Cargo 200 is unknown, except that it came into use in the mid-1980s during the Soviet–Afghan War. The main theory of the term's origin is the Ministry of Defense of the USSR Order No. 200, issued during the on October 8, 1984, coincidentally setting the standardized maximum weight for the air transportation of a deceased soldier's body at 200 kilograms (440 lb). The term saw widespread use in the Soviet military by the late 1980s, spawning the related code words Cargo 300 for the transportation of wounded personnel, and Cargo 100 for the transportation of munitions.
Modern usage
[edit]The term Cargo 200 has received new international attention since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014.[3] Cargo 200 was referenced by the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs in the name of their 200rf.com website used to publicize Russian personnel killed and captured during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5][6][7] Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi was nicknamed "General 200" in reference to the term Cargo 200 due to pursuing bloody Soviet-style military tactics which resulted in heavy Ukrainian casualties during the battle of Bakhmut.[8]
Related military code words
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- Cargo 100: Ammunition[9]
- Cargo 300: Wounded[9]
- Cargo 400: Concussed, or missing or captured{{}}
- Cargo 500: Medical supplies. After the start of Russo-Ukrainian War used to refer to "refusniks" (soldiers who refuse to fight) and deserters
- Cargo 600: Oversized cargo or prisoners of war
- Cargo 700: Cash or other valuables
- Cargo 800: "Special" cargo related to weapons of mass destruction
See also
[edit]- Cargo 200 (film), 2007 Russian thriller film by Aleksei Balabanov
- Black Tulip
References
[edit]- ^ Brooke, James (18 October 2011). "Russian Killings of Tajik Migrant Workers — Now at a Level with American Lynchings in the 1930s?". blogs.voanews.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ ТУРЧЕНКОВА, Мария (3 June 2014). "Груз 200. Продолжение" [Cargo 200. Continued]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Ukraine crisis: Russian 'Cargo 200' crossed border - OSCE". BBC News Online. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Місія «Евакуація 200" [Mission "Evacuation 200"]. mil.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 22 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Ukraine Launches Website for Russians to Find Killed Soldiers". The Moscow Times. February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Website 200rf.com launched for Russians to find family members captured in killed in action during the invasion of Ukraine". Ukrayinska Pravda.
- ^ "Ukraine launches website to help Russian families find their relatives killed in combat". The Kyiv Independent. February 27, 2022.
- ^ Zaluzhny is out, the 'butcher' is in
- ^ a b Груз, an entry in the Большой словарь русских поговорок, Mosco, Олма Медиа Групп, В. М. Мокиенко, Т. Г. Никитина, 2007