Russian separatist paramilitary group in southern and eastern Ukraine
This article is about the pro-Russian militia that fought in the war in Donbas. For other uses, see Odessa Brigade (disambiguation).
Odessa Brigade
Отдельная бригада особого назначения «Одесса»
Insignia of the Odessa Brigade
Leaders
Anton Rayevsky (2014)
Alexei "Foma" Fominov (2014–2015)
Dates of operation
c. March/May 2014 – January 2015
Country
Ukraine
Allegiance
Luhansk People's Republic
Part of
Russian people's militias in Ukraine
Battles and wars
War in Donbas (2014–2022)
The Odessa Brigade, or officially the Separate Brigade of Special Purpose "Odessa" or OBrON "Odessa",[1] was a pro-Russian militia in the war in Donbas. It originated as a militant anti-Maidan group which emerged in the Ukrainian city of Odesa in 2014. It emerged within the pro-Russian "Odesskaya Druzhina" movement which was involved in the 2014 Odesa clashes. Following this event, members of "Odesskaya Druzhina" (and others from Odesa and Russia) reorganized themselves into a separatist militia in the Donbas, fighting on behalf of the Luhansk People's Republic in the war in Donbas. The unit was disbanded in January 2015, probably as a result of inter-separatist power struggles.
^"Командир ОБрОН «Одесса», сдавшись боевикам «ЛНР», оправдывается и винит во всем Украину (видео)" [The commander of the Obron "Odesa", surrendering to the militants of the "LPR", justifies himself and blames Ukraine for everything (video)]. informator.media (in Russian). 10 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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injured. The events were the bloodiest civil conflict in the region since the Odessa Bolshevik uprising of 1918. Although several alleged perpetrators were charged...
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communications with Russia, but would also be in touch with reinforcements from Odessa or Kertch; moreover, he would be free to operate in the field and threaten...
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