[32][33] On 12 April, the supporters of the Donetsk People's Republic and members of Donbas People's Militia set up checkpoints and barricades in Sloviansk. Along with the Yin-Yang symbol, the pagans of Svarog Battalion sport interlocking circles representing the beginning of the Meta-Universe, and multicolored swastikas. 0?hVIXDRh|oiAIq7y4a.J)>3C2fa,[7&,v N$sT c:cn%WWN!iV xV!2$iZ!I#UbB$Jxe?u|C[>?1X#$[sHpR{lS~^EI7>d! oY"d~yTy0]r@9)[SljDpG(s``!/X{>%El3^t fcg9&f' -.y}E/|r~Dc`!UaY?5d&qYE?~[f?r%\D@)&^g3H4`%>yd= [11] The Luhansk People's Militia was later formed on 7 October 2014 in the Luhansk Oblast. (18 November 2014).
I met the rather unusual soldiers in April at their pagan shrine hidden in a forest on the outskirts of Donetsk City in eastern Ukraine, where a war between local separatists and the central government in Kiev has been raging for over a year now. [22] This happened when 11 Ukrainian cities with significant populations of ethnic Russians erupted in demonstrations against the new Ukrainian government. "Just look at the Great Wall of China," Bright Light insisted, "and you'll see that the arrow slits are turned inward, not outward.". These groups were formerly militias and armed volunteer groups unified as the United Armed Forces of Novorossiya (Russian: ; acronym NAF),[2][7] which would have been affiliated with the unrecognized political union called Novorossiya (New Russia). "What did you pray for?" (2014). "This war is part of a larger evolutionary process," Sergei began. [22] On 6 April 2014, 2,000 pro-Russian protesters rallied outside the regional administration building. The goal is to attain knowledgeenlightenmentthrough a series of rebirths until mankind evolves into Rod himself. [162] The school is open to boys between 14 and 16 years old, many of which come from military families. [39][40] On 14 April, members of the Donbas People's Militia blocked Ukrainian military KrAZ truck's armed with Grad missiles from entering the city. They demanded the withdrawal of all Ukrainian troops from Donetsk oblast. [6][165] The Donetsk People's Republic claimed on 16 August 2014 it had received (together with 30 tanks and 120 other armoured vehicles of undisclosed origin) 1,200 "individuals who have gone through training over a four-month period on the territory of the Russian Federation".
[63] As of August 12, the militia has at least 200 armored vehicles. ", Their objective is to find a balance. 7. [68], On 2 February 2015, Head of the DPR, Alexander Zakharchenko, announced that there would be a general mobilization in the DPR of 10,000 volunteers, and he aimed to eventually expand the NAF to 100,000 soldiers. But your heart has never been spoiled by any outside information. The idol is Rod, who's supposedly the ultimate creator. [149], Some of the injured of in the militia were treated in Russia. By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy & to receive electronic communications from Vice Media Group, which may include marketing promotions, advertisements and sponsored content.
[164] During mid-August 2014, hospitals such as the Donetsk Central Hospital in Donetsk, Russia attended to between 10 and 20 injured fighters daily. [64], The months of July and early August were disastrous for the militias with many analysts saying they were on the verge of defeat before a sudden counteroffensive, which the Ukrainian Government claims was supported by Russian troops, encircled thousands of Ukrainian troops and forced them into a retreat.
", He pointed to a patch on his shoulder: the DPR flag upside-down. "Yes, the Yin and Yang symbol is actually a Slavic symbol that the Chinese took from us. ", The members of Svarog Battalion also believe that they have been undermined by the local ecclesiastical authority. [73] Other groups are autonomous forces.
H2f#\~' =,a:Av2"{z'~_~ >??[/=~/3ox5impDOo0VO_AK3lvOb ~goa@1lBT+>~q?x~Gx? `8= [6] Russia denied doing this and has described the Russian citizens fighting with the Donbas People's Militia as volunteers. "Your head can trick you, but not your heart," he elaborated. [56] On May 17, several members of the militia seized two BRDM unarmed armored vehicles from Severodonetsk and Lysychansk (Luhansk Oblast)[57] On May 22, the Federal State of Novorossiya was declared. Photos", http://lugansk-news.com/russian-military-base-with-bpm-97-vystrel-located-in-lugansk-photos/, "Russian 96K6 Pantsir-S1 air defence system in Ukraine", http://armamentresearch.com/russian-96k6-pantsir-s1-air-defence-system-in-ukraine/, "UK: Russia's most advanced anti-aircraft artillery system is being used in Ukraine", http://www.businessinsider.com/russias-anti-aircraft-artillery-system-in-ukraine-2015-2?IR=T, "'DPR' Militants Train Children For Service In Illegal Military Formations", https://pressroom.rferl.org/a/dpr-militants-train-children-for-service-in-illegal-military-formations-aseyev/29528187.html, " | DPR Official site", " ", https://pozhelaniye.ru/na-raznyh-jazykah/85-pozdravlenija-na-kazahskom-jazyke.html, "How Ukraine's youth train for future wars", https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/03/ukrainian-children-train-for-violent-future/, "Hampus Andersson Cadets of the People's Republic of Donetsk. DPR Armed Forces (Russian: ) Formed on 14 November 2014. [74], According to The Ukrainian Week, there is a Donetsk Operative Command set up in May 2016 by Russia that coordinates military efforts of the Donetsk People's Republic. [13] Ukraine, the United States, and some analysts consider 1st and 2nd Army Corps to be Russian formations under the command of the 8th Combined Arms Army,[14][15][16][17] which was formed up in 2017, in Novocherkassk, Rostov oblast.
[54] On May 14, eight members of Militia seized an IMR armored vehicle from Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod. Ferguson, Jonathan; Jenzen-Jones, N.R. [48][49][50] A Ukrainian military column was disarmed after the vehicles were blockaded by locals in Kramatorsk. As an admission of defeat, he added, the pseudo-Chinese built the Great Wall of China to imprison themselves for their new Slavic masters. When a man and a woman find each other, they become one. Follow Roc's project collecting dreams from around the globe at World Dream Atlas. Directing the Slavs on their sacred mission is, or at least was, Orchikov. It is a Satanist flag. 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[61][62], On August 8, the militia claimed that after battles near border with Russia, they captured 67 pieces of equipment with varying status (serviceable equipment without ammunition and fuel, with faults, damaged in battle and completely unusable), including 18 multiple rocket launching systems "Grad", 15 tanks and armored personnel carriers, howitzers, MANPADS, etc. Seven thousand five hundred and twenty-three years ago there was a war between the Slavs and pseudo-Chinese. ), Former Head of the DPR, Alexander Zakharchenko, Vikings Battalion infantrymen with Russian military equipment in July 2015, According to the Donetsk People's Republic, all its military equipment is "hardware that we took from the Ukrainian military". [159] People from both the DPR and LPR can enroll at the school. The cadets live at the school for 6 days a week. They wanted to make us fight one another. "There are accusations of murder and looting," Bright Light explained. There are people who don't want any good to exist in the world. Ow`@!G0JB %@~86.AE'08|'8PgJ)sg lg < The group fought against the Ukrainian Army until their commander was thrown in jail in November by the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian-aligned government he was fighting alongside. "We had been rising to power more and more. [164] Those questioned and registered by the (Russian) Federal Security Service[164] and treated in Russia during this period stated that they would not return to Ukraine if the Ukrainian army won the war in Donbas,[164] but would, instead, engage in a partisan warfare campaign in Eastern Ukraine.[164]. 7 P`L^T${ dg+) From 1993 to 2000, the Lyceum was with a three-year form of study. ", The pagans believe that evil is ignorance. [70], On 20 May 2015 the leadership of the Federal State of Novorossiya announced the termination of the confederation 'project'[71] but the United Armed Forces was retained as the joint armed service of the DPR and LPR. Militant groups which refused to do it were disarmed as gangs in the DPR. "Being pagan means understanding that we are one with nature and our ancestors," Bright Light explained. >XeM=2eUlMO*; [2][67] It was formed under the command of Lieutenant General Ivan Korsun as commander-in-chief. Only they know what we need.". A woman gives her earth energy to a man, and a man gives his sky energy to a woman.". [38] Later that day, the first reports of fighting was reported between the people's militia and Ukrainian troops near Sloviansk, with casualties on both sides. [55], On May 15, the Donbas People's Militia sent an ultimatum to Kiev. 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LPR People's Militia (Russian: ). Black is like coal, under the ground. The Donetsk Higher Combined Arms Command School (Russian: ) is a higher level institution in the ideological training of cadets. Counterclockwise is destructivewhich leads to rebirth.". [66] The armies of both the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) merged on 16 September 2014 to form the "United Armed Forces of Novorossiya". F&\\+c |U-SFsl9=*`6G!egyU@&>CN'58_0K+h%N*u%% When we finished talking, the men walked over to the edge of the Meta-Universe. The militia was accused by the Ukrainian government of culpability in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on 17 July 2014, but the Donetsk People's Republic disputed this claim. The remaining soldiers have been sent by the government to two existing, more traditional battalions. They prayed to the idols with their arms outstretched.
That unity expresses itself in a monotheism where a single god manifests itself in a multitude of deities. ", For the members of Svarog Battalion, that is the only true way to understand anything. Still, we never made trouble with them. Flag of the Rapid Response Group "Batman", Army of the South-East (Russian: -)[132][133][134][135] (Main militia forces of the Luhansk People's Republic from Mid April to 16 September 2014. cp3.b ZpH@1E$"t)}&HJ8cyr^F@SRX,_P rXJ:g8 [20], Since September 2015, the separatist units, at the battalion level and up, are acting under direct command of Russian Army officers, with former local commanders sometimes serving as their deputies. / NBC News. "We praise them," Bright Light replied. ", At this point, my taxi driver, who had been standing by casually listening, chimed in.
[51] The militia also received one self-propelled 120mm mortar 2S9 "Nona-S"[52][53] On April 20, an unidentified armed group in civilian clothes attacked a Militia checkpoint at the entrance to the city of Sloviansk. "There is a part of woman in every man, and a part of man in every woman. List of currently active United States military land vehicles, , , List of equipment used by separatist forces of the war in Donbas, , - , - , - .., International Institute for Strategic Studies. $ewyU7mD$dYl9lf\)G~g> )%N> [151], Among such exclusively Russian equipment seen with pro-Russian separatists are Russian modifications of tank T-72 (particularly T-72B3 and T-72BA seen destroyed in Ukraine[148][152]), infantry fighting vehicle BTR-82AM (adopted in Russia in 2013),[153][154] armored personnel carriers BPM-97,[155][156] sophisticated anti-aircraft system Pantsir-S1,[157][158] multipurpose vehicle GAZ Vodnik (adopted in Russia in 2005),[155] Russian modifications of MT-LB, rocket-propelled flamethrower MRO-A, anti-tank missile Kornet, anti-materiel rifle ASVK, suppressed sniper rifle VSS Vintorez and others.[148][153]. Over two decades, 2,793 graduates graduated from the institution, more than 1,000 of them currently serve in officer posts in various power structures of Ukraine. 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[65] The militias soon re-captured several strategic positions such as Savur-Mohyla and Luhansk International Airport. [161] It was renamed and converted in 2014, after which it has graduated more than 300 students since. Tensions increased to the point of the militia being actively involved in fighting a war against the Ukrainian government in the Donbas region of Ukraine. The soldiers here believe that mankind is on an evolutionary quest, led by the Slavic race. [37], On 13 April, the newly established Ukrainian government gave the separatists a deadline to disarm or face a "full-scale anti-terrorist campaign" in the region. [22] A newly created armed opposition group named the Donbas People's Militia participated in it and was led by Pavel Gubarev. The circle marks the exact center of the Meta-Universe, Sunrise explained. "They can't explain why it is wrong, but they know it in their hearts. 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"They wanted to divide us," Sunrise lamented, "divide and conquer.