Aleksey Mozgovoy
Pro-Russian rebel and warlord in Eastern Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aleksey Borisovich Mozgovoy[lower-alpha 1] (Russian: Алексе́й Бори́сович Мозгово́й; Ukrainian: Олексі́й Бори́сович Мозгови́й, romanized: Oleksii Borysovych Mozghovyi; 3 April 1975 – 23 May 2015) was a commander of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in Ukraine. He was the leader of the pro-Russian Prizrak Brigade and also served as "judge" on the "People's Court", notorious for issuing controversial death sentences.[1]
Aleksey Mozgovoy | |
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Born | (1975-04-03)3 April 1975 Nyzhnia Duvanka, Svatove Raion, Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 23 May 2015(2015-05-23) (aged 40) near Mykhailivka, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine |
Allegiance | Lugansk People's Republic |
Service/ | Novorossiya Armed Forces |
Years of service | 2014–2015 (Novorossiya) |
Rank | Senior sergeant (Ukraine) Kombrig (Novorossiya) |
Unit | Prizrak Brigade |
Battles/wars |
He was assassinated in Donbas, with multiple theories about who was responsible circulating initially,[2] ultimately witness statements pointing at Russian forces.[3][4][5] In 2020 he was found guilty posthumously by a separatist court of a murder-for-hire of a family and crippling of a ten-year-old child.[6]