{"id":3672,"date":"2015-03-23T06:49:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T06:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=3672"},"modified":"2015-12-24T14:26:45","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T14:26:45","slug":"russian-contract-servicemen-of-the-205th-smrb-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-contract-servicemen-of-the-205th-smrb-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Contract Servicemen of the 205th SMRB in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are presenting information and photos, \u00a0kindly provided by a blogger-investigator &#8220;stabilizec&#8221; (https:\/\/stabilizec.wordpress.com\/), which has tracked down the movement of troops from the 205th Separate Motor-Rifle Brigade of the 49th Field Army from\u00a0 the Southern Military District of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation (military unit 74814, Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Krai) from Stavropol to Donbas.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, the information was published on March 7, 2015. It reflects a recent period of time and indicates the presence of a regular unit from the 205th brigade in the Donbas region, in particular in the town of Horlivka.<\/p>\n<p>There are social media profiles of eight contract servicemen from the 205th \u00a0Budyonnovsk Brigade showing the place of service, geo-location, and photos confirming their affiliation with\u00a0 Russian armed forces, as well as the geography of their recent movements. Most of the photos from Donbas were uploaded in March of 2015.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Dmitry Deniskin<\/strong> &#8211; https:\/\/vk.com\/id41447917. The photos were taken in Horlivka, in front of the Epiphany Cathedral and the Stirol cultural and sports center.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-07-05-11-26.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"1206\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-2-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-07-05-16-47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"723\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-4-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-07-05-50-52.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"722\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Alexey Panasenko<\/strong> &#8211; https:\/\/vk.com\/id292704178. The photos were taken in Horlivka.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-06-05-58-31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"605\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2-2-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-09-17-07.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"716\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2-3-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-06-05-52-47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"734\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Igor Aleksandrovich Arzamasov<\/strong> &#8211; https:\/\/vk.com\/i_g_o_r1995. The photos were taken in front of the stele of SOOO Donbas (Donetsk Oblast, Shakhtersk Raion, village Bolshaia Shyshkovka) and in Horlivka, in a company with local &#8220;separatists&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-10-04-56-28.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3-6-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-19-05.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"651\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3-7-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-15-35-40.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"749\" height=\"850\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Sasha Palchikov<\/strong> &#8211; https:\/\/vk.com\/id121797718. The photos were taken at the SOOO Donbas stele and at the base of the military unit 74814.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-05-31-37.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"552\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-2-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-12-57-22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"679\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-4-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-40-31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"804\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Misha Kaznov<\/strong> &#8211; https:\/\/vk.com\/id243143772. The photos were taken at one of the Donetsk churches, wearing Russian Gorka uniform with &#8216;Novorossia&#8221; insignia on the sleeve (the FBI cap doesn&#8217;t fit the environment) and again, in front of the SOOO Donbas stele.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-06-46-161.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1434\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-3-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-15-54-51.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"998\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-5-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-07-48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"824\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Artem Mayatsky<\/strong> &#8211; https:\/\/vk.com\/id133681394. One of the photos was taken in a grocery store with Ukrainian products priced in Ukrainian hryvnias in the background.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-1-screenshot-stabilizec-wordpress-com-2015-03-12-05-25-42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-5-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-11-56-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"822\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-6-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-15-42-57.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"825\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong>Alexander Chumakov<\/strong> &#8211; https:\/\/vk.com\/id195688946. The group photos were taken on the base of the military unit 74814 and in Donbas.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-06-38-45.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"877\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7-3-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-13-50-55.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"651\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7-4-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-14-01-24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"704\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong>Alexander Nikitin<\/strong> &#8211; https:\/\/vk.com\/id281640207. Here is a group photo of contract servicemen playing the role of &#8220;local separatists&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-48-35.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"483\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8-3-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-54-26.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8-4-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-59-31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"825\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many profiles of Russian soldiers have already been edited and cleaned, although an archival page of the original post by &#8220;stabilizec&#8221; displays the deleted photos.<\/p>\n<p>This is a short version of the original posts that can be seen here:<\/p>\n<p><em>The 205th\u00a0 SMRB (military unit 74814, town of Budyonnovsk) and other &#8220;separatists&#8221; in Horlivka<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stabilizec.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/07\/205-%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B1%D1%80-%D0%B2%D1%87-74814-%D0%B3-%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%91%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA-%D0%B2-%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B5\/\">205 \u041e\u041c\u0421\u0411\u0440 (\u0432\/\u0447 74814, \u0433. \u0411\u0443\u0434\u0451\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a) \u0438 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0435 &#171;\u0430\u043f\u0430\u043b\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0446\u044b&#187; \u0432 \u0413\u043e\u0440\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0435<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The 205th\u00a0 SMRB (military unit 74814, Budyonnovsk) and other &#8220;separatists&#8221;- contract servicemen in Horlivka<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"ru\" dir=\"ltr\">205 \u041e\u041c\u0421\u0411\u0440 (\u0432\/\u0447 74814, \u0411\u0443\u0434\u0451\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a) \u0438 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0435 &quot;\u0430\u043f\u0430\u043b\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0446\u044b&quot;-&quot;\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0441\u044b&quot; \u0432 \u0413\u043e\u0440\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0435 :&#10;&#10;<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/dI2dHAMpn2\">http:\/\/t.co\/dI2dHAMpn2<\/a>&#10;&#10;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82?src=hash\">#\u0438\u0445\u0437\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044c\u043d\u0435\u0442<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/WBSknPs0zs\">pic.twitter.com\/WBSknPs0zs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Legion of NATO (@stabilizec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stabilizec\/status\/576047140289404928\">March 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of interesting entries in the &#8220;stabilizec&#8221; blog, indicating involvement of Russian armed forces in the<\/p>\n<p>war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Prepared for publication by Irakli Komakhidze and Chris.<\/p>\n<p>(c) When copying and reprinting, the reference to the author &#8220;stabilizec&#8221; is required.<\/p>\n<p>Original article:\u00a0 https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/7027-rossyjskye-palchentsy-kontraktnyuy-205-j-msbr-v-ukrayne<\/p>\n<p>Related articles: Russian Forces in Ukraine\u00a0https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-forces-in-ukraine\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are presenting information and photos, \u00a0kindly provided by a blogger-investigator &#8220;stabilizec&#8221; (https:\/\/stabilizec.wordpress.com\/), which has tracked down&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,528,5],"tags":[423,357,167,171,219,413,240],"class_list":["post-3672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mainnews","category-news","category-terrorussians","tag-205th-separate-motor-rifle-brigade","tag-russian-aggression","tag-russian-armed-forces","tag-russian-invasion","tag-ukraine","tag-ukrainian-crisis","tag-war-in-ukraine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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It reflects a recent period of time and indicates the presence of a regular unit from the 205th brigade in the Donbas region, in particular in the town of Horlivka.\r\n\r\nThere are social media profiles of eight contract servicemen from the 205th \u00a0Budyonnovsk Brigade showing the place of service, geo-location, and photos confirming their affiliation with\u00a0 Russian armed forces, as well as the geography of their recent movements. Most of the photos from Donbas were uploaded in March of 2015.\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><strong>Dmitry Deniskin<\/strong> - https:\/\/vk.com\/id41447917. The photos were taken in Horlivka, in front of the Epiphany Cathedral and the Stirol cultural and sports center.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-07-05-11-26.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"1206\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-2-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-07-05-16-47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"723\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-4-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-07-05-50-52.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"722\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"2\">\r\n\t<li><strong>Alexey Panasenko<\/strong> - https:\/\/vk.com\/id292704178. The photos were taken in Horlivka.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-06-05-58-31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"605\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2-2-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-09-17-07.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"716\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2-3-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-06-05-52-47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"734\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"3\">\r\n\t<li><strong>Igor Aleksandrovich Arzamasov<\/strong> - https:\/\/vk.com\/i_g_o_r1995. The photos were taken in front of the stele of SOOO Donbas (Donetsk Oblast, Shakhtersk Raion, village Bolshaia Shyshkovka) and in Horlivka, in a company with local \"separatists\".<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-10-04-56-28.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"407\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3-6-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-19-05.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"651\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3-7-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-15-35-40.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"749\" height=\"850\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"4\">\r\n\t<li><strong>Sasha Palchikov<\/strong> - https:\/\/vk.com\/id121797718. The photos were taken at the SOOO Donbas stele and at the base of the military unit 74814.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-05-31-37.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"552\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-2-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-12-57-22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"679\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-4-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-40-31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"804\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"5\">\r\n\t<li><strong>Misha Kaznov<\/strong> - https:\/\/vk.com\/id243143772. The photos were taken at one of the Donetsk churches, wearing Russian Gorka uniform with 'Novorossia\" insignia on the sleeve (the FBI cap doesn't fit the environment) and again, in front of the SOOO Donbas stele.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-06-46-161.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1434\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-3-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-15-54-51.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"998\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-5-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-07-48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"824\" \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>6.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Artem Mayatsky<\/strong> - https:\/\/vk.com\/id133681394. One of the photos was taken in a grocery store with Ukrainian products priced in Ukrainian hryvnias in the background.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-1-screenshot-stabilizec-wordpress-com-2015-03-12-05-25-42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"752\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-5-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-11-56-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"822\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-6-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-15-42-57.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"825\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"7\">\r\n\t<li><strong>Alexander Chumakov<\/strong> - https:\/\/vk.com\/id195688946. The group photos were taken on the base of the military unit 74814 and in Donbas.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-06-38-45.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"877\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7-3-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-13-50-55.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"651\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7-4-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-14-01-24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"704\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"8\">\r\n\t<li><strong>Alexander Nikitin<\/strong> - https:\/\/vk.com\/id281640207. Here is a group photo of contract servicemen playing the role of \"local separatists\"<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8-1-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-48-35.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"483\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8-3-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-54-26.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"589\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8-4-screenshot-vk-com-2015-03-12-16-59-31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"825\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMany profiles of Russian soldiers have already been edited and cleaned, although an archival page of the original post by \"stabilizec\" displays the deleted photos.\r\n\r\nThis is a short version of the original posts that can be seen here:\r\n\r\n<em>The 205th\u00a0 SMRB (military unit 74814, town of Budyonnovsk) and other \"separatists\" in Horlivka<\/em>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/stabilizec.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/07\/205-%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B1%D1%80-%D0%B2%D1%87-74814-%D0%B3-%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%91%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA-%D0%B2-%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B5\/\r\n\r\n<em>The 205th\u00a0 SMRB (military unit 74814, Budyonnovsk) and other \"separatists\"- contract servicemen in Horlivka<\/em>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/stabilizec\/status\/576047140289404928\r\n\r\nThere are a lot of interesting entries in the \"stabilizec\" blog, indicating involvement of Russian armed forces in the\r\n\r\nwar against Ukraine.\r\n\r\nPrepared for publication by Irakli Komakhidze and Chris.\r\n\r\n(c) When copying and reprinting, the reference to the author \"stabilizec\" is required.\r\n\r\nOriginal article:\u00a0 https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/7027-rossyjskye-palchentsy-kontraktnyuy-205-j-msbr-v-ukrayne\r\n\r\nRelated articles: Russian Forces in Ukraine\u00a0https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-forces-in-ukraine\/\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4442,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3672\/revisions\/4442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}