RuWar | Russian Orthodox Army #12825200
Description
Russian Orthodox Army _____________________________________________________________________________________ Faction in Donbass: Fire in the East The Russian Orthodox Army is a militant group in Ukraine that was founded in May 2014, as part of the insurgency and following war in Donbas. It reportedly had 100 members at the time of its founding, including locals and Russian volunteers. As fighting between separatists and the Ukrainian government worsened in Donbas, their membership rose to 350, and later 4,000. Notable engagements of the include the June 2014 skirmishes in Mariupol and Amvrosiivka Raion. The headquarters of the army is located in an occupied Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) building in Donetsk city. Members had no special training apart from the usual conscription service in the army and swore allegiance to Igor Girkin ("Strelkov"), insurgent and Minister of Defence of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic. Along with other separatist groups in the region.
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