{"id":15984,"date":"2020-11-10T07:26:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T07:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=15984"},"modified":"2020-11-10T15:10:33","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T15:10:33","slug":"identified-15-servicemen-of-the-russian-382nd-marine-battalion-who-participated-in-the-aggression-against-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/identified-15-servicemen-of-the-russian-382nd-marine-battalion-who-participated-in-the-aggression-against-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Identified: 15 servicemen of the Russian 382nd Marine Battalion who participated in the aggression against Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

InformNapalm volunteer intelligence community found on Russian social media new evidence that Russian servicemen of the 382nd Marine Battalion of the Russian Black Sea Fleet participated in the seizure of Belbek airfield, the headquarters of the 204th Sevastopol Tactical Air Force Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 50th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and in the incursion into the village of Chongar in Henichesk Raion of Kherson Oblast of Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Masks are off<\/h2>\n

In most of the photo and video footage taken by journalists during the Russian invasion into Crimea in 2014, the Russian “green men” could be seen wearing balaclavas and lacking insignia, which greatly complicated their identification. Russian military commanders were aware that they were committing a war crime, and therefore ordered the perpetrators to carefully disguise themselves. But over the years, through persistent open-source intelligence (OSINT) effort and monitoring of social networks, InformNapalm volunteers have been able to rip off the masks from Russian war criminals, establish their identities and provide additional evidence of their participation in the aggression against Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Pictured \u2013 one of the subjects of this OSINT investigation. A balaclava thoroughly protected him from the cameras of journalists and bystanders, but it could not protect him from his own camera in his smartphone.<\/em><\/p>\n

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In this OSINT investigation we established the personal data of 13 Russian servicemen who participated in the aggression against Ukraine, and two other people from this unit had been identified by InformNapalm earlier in a previous investigation<\/a>. General data of 15 Russian servicemen of the 382nd Marine Battalion (military unit 45765) is shown in the infographics.<\/p>\n

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Details of this OSINT investigation<\/h2>\n

The starting point of this OSINT investigation was Klim Karabukliyan<\/strong>, a Russian marine from the 382nd Marine Battalion. After examining his social media pages and pages of his colleagues we could identify 12 other Russian marines who also participated in the special operation to seize the Crimea. A complete list and additional facts are provided below.<\/p>\n

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  1. Klim Karabuklian (Russian: \u041a\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0443\u043a\u043b\u0438\u044f\u043d \u041a\u043b\u0438\u043c \u041c\u0430\u043a\u0441\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447)<\/strong>, born February 18, 1994 in Sochi, Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Army photos started appearing in Karabuklian’s photo album in July 2013. He served as a machine gunner in the headquarters company of the 19th Motorized Rifle Brigade (MRB), military unit 20634<\/a>, stationed in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia.<\/p>\n

    In December 2013, Karabukliyan transferred to the 382nd Marine Battalion of the Russian Black Sea Fleet (military unit 45765)<\/strong>. It is based in the city of Temryuk, Krasnodar Krai and is a part of the 810th Marine Brigade (military unit 13140, based in Sevastopol, temporarily occupied Crimea). Karabukliyan mentioned his service as a marine under the following photo:\u00a0“Now I’m a sailor ) I transferred to Temryuk, marines.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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    On February 23, 2014 he posted a photo with a caption:\u00a0“Goodbye Russia”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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    Subsequent posts and photos on Karabukliyan’s page make it clear why he said goodbye to Russia and where he went.<\/p>\n

    On March 3, 2014, the subject of our investigation posted: “In Ukraine”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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    The next photo in his profile features aircraft:<\/p>\n

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    We managed to geolocate the spot and determine the coordinates of this shot:\u00a044.685445, 33.566548<\/strong>. This is the Belbek Airfield, the city of Sevastopol, occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n

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    We also found a photo of him in front of a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter.<\/p>\n

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    In May, the unit of this Russian occupier, after completing its missions, returned from Ukraine to Russia. This posting says “I’m in Russia”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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