I will post information about the Sparta Battalion Commander, Arseny Pavlov AKA Motorola from Wikipedia.
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Arseny Pavlov, aka Motorola. |
Nickname(s) | "Motorola" |
Born | 2 February 1983 Ukhta, Komi ASSR, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Russia Donetsk People's Republic |
Service/branch | Russian Naval Infantry United Armed Forces of Novorossiya |
Years of service | 2014 – present |
Unit | Sparta Battalion |
Battles/wars | Second Chechen War War in Donbass |
Arseny Sergeyevich Pavlov (Russian: Арсе́ний Серге́евич Па́влов), better known as Motorola (Моторо́ла), is a pro-Russian separatist leading the "Sparta Battalion" in the ongoing War in Donbass.
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Arseny Pavlov, aka Motorola [PHOTO SOURCE: https://news.pn/en/RussiaInvadedUkraine/118099] |
Personal life
On March 16, 2014 Pavlov participated in the pro-Russian protests in Kharkiv that called for the Russian help where he acted as a resident of Kharkiv city and an opponent of the Ukrainian government. He was caught on camera in a video footage of the events by the city's internet news publisher, 057.ua.
Motorola publicly married on July 11, 2014 in a wedding amid the war. His wedding was attended by Igor Girkin and Pavel Gubarev. In a June 2014 interview to Russian newspaper Zavtra he stated they were already married and had a five year old son.
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Motorola’s wedding |
Separatist commander
On October 2, 2014 Motorola threatened to go to Poland after the plane of Russian defense minister was not allowed to fly over the Polish airspace on August 29, 2014. He has lead his battalion in both the Battle of Ilovaisk and the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport.