Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine.
Part of the so-called “1st Army Corps” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”. Also referred to as the military unit 08806, and as battalion "Gvardeysky". In Nov 2017, the unit was named in honour of the assassinated separatist military commander Arsen Pavlov (aka Motorola).