Arsen Pavlov

Arsen Pavlov
Арсен Павлов
Arsen Pavlov; Арсен Павлов
Nickname(s)	"Motorola"
Born	2 February 1983; Ukhta, Komi ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union; (now Komi Republic, Russia)
Died	16 October 2016 (aged 33); Donetsk, Ukraine
Allegiance	Russia; Donetsk People's Republic
Service/branch	Russian Naval Infantry (2002–2005); Donbass People's Militia (2014); DPR 1st Army Corps (2014–2016)
Years of service	2002–2005; 2014–2016
Rank	colonel
Unit	Sparta Battalion
Battles/wars	Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian war War in Donbas Siege of Sloviansk; Battle of Artemivsk; Battle of Ilovaisk; Second Battle of Donetsk Airport; Battle of Debaltseve; ; ;
Awards	Order of Courage (posthumously)

Arsen Sergeyevich Pavlov (Russian: Арсен Сергеевич Павлов; 2 February 1983 – 16 October 2016), known by his nom de guerre Motorola (Моторола), was a Russian militant known for murdering and torturing Ukrainian POWs,^[3]^[4] who led the Sparta Battalion up until his death in a blast on his apartment in Donetsk.^[5]

^ COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/238 - Official Journal of the European Union, 10 February 2015
^ Михаил Жирохов. "ПЯТЬ ШТУРМОВ АРТЕМОВСКОЙ БАЗЫ". Liga.net (in Russian). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference nytimes20161018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Russian fighter's confession of killing prisoners might become evidence of war crimes (AUDIO) - Apr. 06, 2015". KyivPost. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Update: Russian Arseniy Pavlov, a.k.a. 'Motorola,' killed in Donetsk blast; Kremlin separatists blame Kyiv - Oct. 16, 2016". KyivPost. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[1] COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/238 - Official Journal of the European Union, 10 February 2015

[2] Михаил Жирохов. "ПЯТЬ ШТУРМОВ АРТЕМОВСКОЙ БАЗЫ". Liga.net (in Russian). Retrieved 1 March 2024.

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[4] "Russian fighter's confession of killing prisoners might become evidence of war crimes (AUDIO) - Apr. 06, 2015". KyivPost. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[5] "Update: Russian Arseniy Pavlov, a.k.a. 'Motorola,' killed in Donetsk blast; Kremlin separatists blame Kyiv - Oct. 16, 2016". KyivPost. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

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