In his capacity as board member of the ’Union of Donbas Volunteers’, Viktor Anosov is responsible for, supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
The Union of Donbas Volunteers combat units contracted with the Russian Ministry of Defence, and its members were tasked with providing direct support for Russian military actions. Additionally, the Union of Donbas Volunteers has performed reconnaissance operations such as intelligence-gathering and scouting for Russian forces, including identifying locations for Russian military strikes against targets in Ukraine.
Viktor Anosov is a board member of the ’Union of Donbas Volunteers’, a paramilitary organisation that actively fights alongside the Russian armed forces in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. In his capacity as board member of the Union of Donbas Volunteers, Viktor Anosov has been stationed in Slovyansk, Donetsk region, fighting on behalf of the Russian armed forces. Additionally, Viktor Anosov has served as chairman of the military ‘tribunal’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’, in which capacity he has been responsible for the torture and murder of Ukrainian prisoners.