In the photographs below one may observe quite a peculiar document – the so-called award certificate of the campaign medal “For the Return of Crimea”, given to a Russian citizen and a militant-terrorist Yevgeniy Karchanov, pursuant to the order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation № 164 of March 28, 2014, and signed by the Ataman of the Kuban Cossack Host N. A. Doluda.

The medal “For the Return of Crimea” is a campaign medal established by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The fact that Russian militant-terrorists have been awarded this medal confirms that the Russian military collaborates with the so-called Cossack organizations, which, in fact, are unofficial back-up of Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Army.

The above-mentioned Karchanov (whose social network profile is https://vk.com/id90727716) has been awarded another medal, “For the Defense of Crimea”, with the award certificate signed by the so-called Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Crimean Republic S. V. Aksyonov.

As can be concluded from the photos, Karchanov had resided in Crimea starting from March 2014 alongside Kuban Cossacks. From July 2014, he has been recorded among the ranks of the so-called rebels of Luhansk People’s Republic.

The author: Iraklii Komakhidze
Translated by: Tetyana Mykhailiv

• русский: “Российских террористов награждают ведомственными медалями Минобороны”