Primorsky Partisans
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The Primorsky Partisans or the Primorsky Guerrillas (Russian: Приморские партизаны) - were a self-declared "guerrilla group" consisting of six young men in Primorsky Krai in Russia. They were active from February-June 2010. The group's actions included raiding a village police station and stabbing to death the officer on duty in addition to shooting attacks on roads against traffic policemen.
Members
- Aleksandr Kovtun (Russian: Александр Ковтун) leader of the group
- Aleksandr Sladkikh (Russian: Александр Сладких, September 18 1989 - June 11 2010)
- Andrei Sukhorada (Russian: Андрей Сухорада, July 25 1987 - June 11 2010), former member of National Bolshevik Party[1]. On March 3, 2004, Sukhorada was arrested when police raided a group of National Bolsheviks who were staging an occupation of the United Russia Party HQ in Moscow[2][3]
- Vladimir Ilyutikov (Russian: Владимир Илютиков)
- Roman Savchenko (Russian: Роман Савченко)
- Maksim Kirilov (Russian: Максим Кириллов)
Motivation
On October 9, 2010, a 13-minute video entitled “The Last Interview of the Primorsky Krai Guerrillas” was released on YouTube. In the video the partizans of the group declared a guerrilla war against corruption and Russian Militsiya.[4][5]. The video was removed from the Youtube server several times due to complaints.
Reaction
A poll of listeners to the Echo of Moscow radio station indicated that 60-75 percent of listeners sympathised with the Primorsky partisans and would offer them help.[6][7]
References
- ^ Один из приморских партизан был нацболом
- ^ Андрей Сухорада
- ^ Захват общественной приемной партии "Единая Россия"
- ^ Последнее видеообращение «приморских партизан» появилось в интернете
- ^ Russia: New Video from Primorsky Krai Guerrillas
- ^ The Primorsky Partisans
- ^ Если члены "приморской группы" обратятся к Вам за помощью, поможете ли Вы?
External links
- The Last Interview of the Primorsky Partizans on You Tube
- Why Russians backed anti-police rage - article on BBC
- CC: The Primorsky Partisans 25 Nov 10
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
- Crossing Continents: The Primorsky Partisans
- Interview with artist Josef Zacek at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) 14 September 2011