Alexander Bednov
Assassinated rebel commander of the LPR / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bednov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Бедно́в, Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Олекса́ндрович Бєдно́в; 29 August 1969 – 1 January 2015) was a former Soviet and Ukrainian militsiya officer and rebel commander of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in Ukraine.[1] He was the leader of the pro-Russian Batman Rapid Response Group. He was assassinated in Luhansk, with a debate among his supporters on who was responsible[2] although on the day of his killing LPR "prosecutor's office" issued an official statement confirming "liquidation" of Bednov as "a head of a criminal organization".[3]
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Bednov.
Quick Facts Minister of Defence of the Luhansk People's Republic, President ...
Alexander Bednov | |
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Minister of Defence of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
In office 20 August 2014 – 26 August 2014 | |
President | Igor Plotnitsky |
Prime Minister | Igor Plotnitsky |
Preceded by | Igor Plotnitsky |
Succeeded by | Oleg Bugrov |
Personal details | |
Born | Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bednov (1969-08-29)29 August 1969 Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 1 January 2015(2015-01-01) (aged 45) Lutuhyne, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine[a] |
Nickname | Batman |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Ukraine Luhansk People's Republic |
Branch/service | Militsiya |
Unit | Batman Rapid Response Group |
Battles/wars | War in Donbas |
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