Igor Markin (https://vk.com/id63058170, archive https://archive.is/ysFup), is contract servicemen of the 7th Russian Military Base [7-я Краснодарская Краснознамённая орденов Кутузова и Красной Звезды военная база] in occupied Abkhazia, Georgia (military unit 09332).
According to Igor’s VK profile, he was serving his regular military service in 2012—2013 in 50th spetsnaz birgade of the Russian interior troops. Since 2013 he is contract servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces serving at the 7th Base of the Southern Military District in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia.
In Spring—Summer 2014 Igor Markin was trained in Ashuluk field camp in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia to be then sent to the Ukrainian Donbas. This is proved by a group selfie, dated September 2014, which Markin posted on his VK profile. The photo is hilarious. It looks like Russian servicemen never saw the true ‘opolchenets’ before and so they try to look miserable, like the ‘true locals’ should look like according to the imagination of the Russian contract soldiers. In reality, the true Donbas militants are dressed much better because of the regular ammo, food and machinery supplies they get via Russian ‘humanitarian convoys’.
Currently Igor Markin is on vacation, and it looks like he will return to the 7th base afterwards. The field camp of the 7th base is currently located in Rostov Oblast, close to the Ukrainian border, from where the military irruptions, to which Ukrainians had already gotten used to, are launched when time becomes though for DNR/LNR mock governments.
Our previous reports on 7th Russian Military Base in occupied Abkhazia:
- More soldiers from 7th Military Base received Combat Medals after temporary duties in Ukraine;
- Medical Detachment of the 7th Military Base from Abkhazia Identified near the Border with Ukraine;
- Combat Crews of 2S3 “Akatsiya” of the 7th Military Base Identified along the Border with Ukraine.
Original article by Irakli Komaxidze, translated by Gennadiy Kornev.
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17 Responses to “‘Cinderellas’ with Self-propelled Artillery Systems or How Russian Contract Servicemen are Posing as ‘Self-defence’”
07/02/2015
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07/02/2015
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02/10/2016
‘Double Strike’ to the Russian Officers from the Southern Military District - InformNapalm.org (English)[…] ‘Cinderellas’ with Self-propelled Artillery Systems or How Russian Contract Servicemen are Posin… […]
04/10/2016
En rysk inkräktares Gudauta-Rostov-Donbass-Khmeimim-tripp - InformNapalm på svenska[…] and equipment from Abkhazia ∙ The cover story of a former soldier of the 7th Russian base ∙ Cinderellas with self-propelled artillery systems ∙ More soldiers from 7th base awarded medals after duty in Ukraine ∙ The courageous 7th base […]
08/16/2016
Den ryska krigsförbrytardynastin: Biografi över inkräktare - InformNapalm på svenska[…] ockuperade Abchazien, Georgien) till Ashuluk i Astrakhan-regionen. Därifrån placerades de ut i Donbass under andra halvan av sommaren. Således är det rimligt att anta att Västra Militärområdets […]
08/17/2016
Et russisk krigsforbryterdynasti: Biografisk beskrivelse av inntrengere - InformNapalm på norsk[…] 09332 i okkuperte Abkhasia, Georgia) til Ashuluk i Astrakhan-regionen. Derfra ble de plassert i Donbass i andre halvdelen av sommeren. Dermed er det rimelig å anta at det Vestlige militærområdets […]
10/27/2016
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10/27/2016
Dokument avslöjar personal i ytterligare en rysk bataljonsstridsgrupp på Rostov-Ukraina-uppdrag - InformNapalm på svenska[…] soldater från den 7:e militärbasen i rollen som ”lokala rebeller” och ”gruvarbetare” (se 1, 2, 3). Officiella ukrainska källor har också rapporterat om detta förhållande (se 4). Vi har […]
11/20/2016
Identifiering av 21 av 35 ryska artillerisoldater som beskjutit Ukraina - InformNapalm på svenska[…] Cinderellas with self-propelled artillery 6/23/2015 […]
11/28/2016
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12/28/2016
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12/30/2016
Identification of Russian 7th military base scouts who fought in Ukraine - InformNapalm.org (English)[…] BTG that fought in the Donbas in the summer and fall of 2014 was established and described by us earlier. We found that before the deployment to Eastern Ukraine, from late spring to mid-summer of 2014 the […]
07/17/2017
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07/18/2017
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07/27/2017
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