Semen Semenchenko
Semen Semenchenko is the nom de guerre of a Ukrainian citizen and an ethnic Russian native of Donetsk (Ukraine) and the founder of the Donbas Battalion, a military organization engaged in fighting pro-Russian insurgents in the Donetsk region.[1][2]
Biography
"Semenchenko" was born in 1974 in Donetsk and has a degree in film-making.[3] He claims that he and the other members of the Donbas Battalion gained combat experience in the Ukrainian army or Soviet Army.[3] Before the 2014 insurgency in Donbass he claimed he worked in "business activities in the field of security".[2] "Semenchenko" established the Donbas Battalion because "Our state needs defending, and we decided that if the army could not do it, we should do it ourselves".[3][2]
References
- ^ Donbas battalion commander:“Our format is a compromise between state agencies and the voluntary movement. We want to change our country”, The Ukrainian Week (11 June 2014)
- ^ a b c Template:Ru icon Semen Sementchenko: Donbas covered criminal network regionals, communists and criminals, Glavcom (22 May 2014)
- ^ a b c Ukraine civil war fears mount as volunteer units take up arms, The Guardian (15 May 2014)
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