Mykola Kravchenko
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Native name | Микола Сергійович Кравченко |
Born | Liubotyn, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 20 May 1983
Died | 14 March 2022 Horenka, Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine | (aged 38)
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Service/ | National Guard of Ukraine |
Years of service | 2014–2022 |
Unit | Azov Battalion |
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Mykola Serhiyovych Kravchenko (Ukrainian: Микола Сергійович Кравченко; 20 May 1983 – 14 March 2022) was a Ukrainian public and political figure, historian, chief ideologue of the far-right Azov Battalion[1][2] and one of the founders of the Ukrainian ultranationalist organization Patriot of Ukraine. He also served as the deputy leader of the far-right National Corps party. [3] As a historian he researched the history of modern ukrainian nationalist movement from late 1980s - present.
As veteran of the Russo-Ukrainian War, he was killed by Russian Armed Forces in the Battle of Kyiv on 14 March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Colborne 2022, p. 55.
- ^ "Far-Right Group Made Its Home in Ukraine's Major Western Military Training Hub | illiberalism.org". Illiberalism. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "UAWire - Azov Battalion commander Biletsky has become head of the National Corps party". www.uawire.org. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "СМРТ СТИГЛА ГЛАВНОГ ИДЕОЛОГА УКРАЈИНСКИХ НАЦИСТА: Николај Кравченко погинуо у Мариупољу у редовима злогласног Азова". NOVOSTI (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Один із творців батальйону Азов: від рук окупантів загинув Микола Крук Кравченко". NV. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
Literature
[edit]- Colborne, Michael (12 January 2022). From the Fires of War: Ukraine's Azov Movement and the Global Far Right. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-8382-1508-2.