{"id":253022,"date":"2023-03-30T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T14:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/?p=253022"},"modified":"2024-01-01T08:06:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T06:06:27","slug":"raspiarennyj-i-nekrymskij-chto-izvest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/en\/investigations\/253022\/","title":{"rendered":"What is known about Prigozhin-Aksyonov\u2019s mercenary \u00abConvoy\u00bb?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Assault reconnaissance unit \u00abConvoy\u00bb of so-called \u00abAksyonov people\u00bb is part of \u00abLivadia\u00bb battalion, the second battalion created by \u00abHead of Crimea\u00bb Sergei Aksyonov. The first battalion is called \u00abCossack assault battalion \u00abTavrida\u00bb headed by traitor Anton Syrotkin, Aksyonov\u2019s friend and the chief of \u00abBlack Sea Cossack Troops\u00bb. Commander of \u00abLivadia\u00bb is unknown. However, video of Russian propagandists demonstrates mercenary Konstantin Pikalov (call sign \u00abMazai\u00bb) as commander of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. He is very close to Yevhenii Prigozhin, the owner of private military company \u00abWagner\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How these units are legally registered? Do they fight at the frontline? What status do their soldiers have? Is it true that we are talking about PMC of Aksyonov, created under the example of PMC \u00abWagner\u00bb? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00abHead of Crimea\u00bb Sergei Aksyonov told several times that voluntary battalions were successfully created on the peninsula for participation in the Russian war against Ukraine. The Center for Journalist Investigations told a story of so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/ua\/topnews\/246681\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cossack assault unit \u00abTavrida\u00bb<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/ua\/publication\/252731\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00abLivadia\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0battalion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0456 \u0444\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u00ab\u041a\u043e\u043d\u0432\u043e\u0439\u00bb \u0410\u043a\u0441\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430-\u041f\u0440\u0456\u0491\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043d\u0430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g8Tl7tqL-As\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Recently, there was a wave of publications about new PMC \u00abConvoy\u00bb created and financed by Sergei Aksyonov but commanded by Yevhenii Prigozhin\u2019s people. Let us describe in detail this unit\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is \u00abConvoy\u00bb? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Military unit \u00abConvoy\u00bb appeared for the first time in the broadcast of Russian propagandist Olga Kurlyaeva at TV channel \u00abRussia 24\u00bb. She introduced the term for Crimean \u00abvolunteers\u00bb \u2013 \u00abAksyonov people\u00bb (like \u00abKadyrov people\u00bb for Chechen military units). In February 2023, Kurlyaeva made the first large video from bunkers of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. She mentioned that this assault reconnaissance unit has been part of \u00abLivadia\u00bb battalion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253039\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253039\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253039\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-1-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Screenshot from video of \u00abRussia 24\u00bb about positions of \u00abConvoy\u00bb unit<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Her broadcast did not indicate where \u00abConvoy\u00bb was fighting. But its telegram channel says that its area of responsibility is Kherson region. TV channel \u00abKrym 24\u00bb controlled by Aksyonov also said that unit was fighting in Kherson region.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2023, Russian \u00abgovernor\u00bb of Zaporizhzhia region Yevhen Balytsky <a href=\"https:\/\/crimea.ria.ru\/20230125\/krymskiy-batalon-livadiya-uzhe-nakhoditsya-na-linii-fronta--balitskiy-1126582198.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Crimean battalion \u00abLivadia\u00bb was located in Zaporizhzhia region.<\/p>\n<p>The video, posted by \u00abConvoy\u00bb telegram channel on February 2, 2023, demonstrated the work of so-called \u00abKutuz\u00bb group, part of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. We see the shelling of Dnipro right bank from the area around Gola Prystan and Kruglyk Island..<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253038\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253038\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253038\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Screenshot of video posted by \u00abConvoy\u00bb telegram channel<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>It can be suggested that so-called voluntary battalion \u00abLivadia\u00bb can have several units. Some of them can fight in Zaporizhzhia region, other \u2013 in Kherson region. However, the Russian State Register of Legal Entities does not have any information about legal entity called voluntary battalion \u00abLivadia\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Balytsky registered his \u00abvoluntary\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hU6VAmPEHrA&amp;t=3s&amp;ab_channel=%D0%A6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B6%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B7%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C\">battalion named after Sudoplatov<\/a> as \u00abstate unitary enterprise\u00bb. Aksyonov\u2019s \u00abCossack assault battalion \u00abTavrida\u00bb is registered as \u00abCossack unit\u00bb (Russian legislation has such a type of legal entity).<\/p>\n<p>How \u00abLivadia\u00bb battalion is legalized? With whom its soldiers sign contracts? How it has been allowed to fight?<\/p>\n<p>\u00abConvoy\u00bb telegram channel provided some answers. It posted samples of inquiries that relatives of \u00abLivadia\u00bb mercenaries should submit to military enlistment offices, in order to receive confirmation of their participation in military operations.<\/p>\n<p>Recommendations for relatives of mercenaries mention the following official name of Aksyonov\u2019s battalion \u2013 it is the <strong>30<sup>th<\/sup> unit BARS \u00abLivadia<\/strong>\u00bb.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PDF.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"on\">PDF<br\/><\/a>\n<p>BARS is the Russian abbreviation for \u00abmilitary army reserve of the country\u00bb. Governors of subjects of the Russian Federation create so-called \u00abvolunteer battalions\u00bb on the basis of BARS. As \u00abConvoy\u00bb post indicates, BARS-30 \u00abLivadia\u00bb is created on the basis of <strong>the 150<sup>th<\/sup> Idrytsko-Berlinska motorized rifle division awarded Kutuzov order<\/strong>. The division is located in Persianovskoe village in Rostov region.<\/p>\n<p>Though \u00abLivadia\u00bb is not an official part of the division, its documents are used to confirm participation of \u00abAksyonov\u2019s people\u00bb in the Russian war against Ukraine. The volunteer of BARS is not a de jure serviceman of the Russian Armed Forces. He is considered to be \u00ab<strong>reservist<\/strong>\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u00abReservists\u00bb sign the contract with BARS. Russian propagandists do not mention legalization of \u00abLivadia\u00bb through BARS-30. They focus solely on \u00abConvoy\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saint Petersburg \u00abConvoy\u00bb of Pikalov-\u00abMazai\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are two legal entities with the name \u00abConvoy\u00bb in the Russian State Register of Legal Entities:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>LLC \u00ab<strong>Military security company \u00abConvoy\u00bb<\/strong> (taxpayer\u2019s code 4712026246)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saint Petersburg Cossack association \u00abConvoy\u00bb<\/strong> (taxpayer\u2019s code 7802236677), the founder of \u00abMilitary security company \u00abConvoy\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Both organizations have been registered in Saint Petersburg on January 15, 2015. The LLC \u00abConvoy\u00bb has large statutory capital \u2013 100 million Russian Rubles.<\/p>\n<p>Both organizations are headed by Konstantin Pikalov (individual taxpayer\u2019s code 781491227404). Close to Prigozhin, he is member of PMC \u00abWagner\u00bb with call sign \u00abMazai\u00bb. He gives interviews to Russian propagandists without hiding his face. He is called the commander of Crimean unit \u00abConvoy\u00bb.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253054\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253054\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253054\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u041c\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0439.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u041c\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0439.jpg 848w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u041c\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0439-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u041c\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0439-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Konstantin Pikalov, member of PMC \u00abWagner\u00bb, commander of \u00abConvoy\u00bb unit. Photo: Russia 24<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>For the first time, Pikalov-\u00abMazai\u00bb was highlighted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellingcat.com\/news\/uk-and-europe\/2020\/08\/14\/pmc-structure-exposed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joint investigation<\/a> of Bellingcat and Insider in 2020. He was described as the most important Russian figure in the Central African Republic. He was able to communicate with Prigozhin as equal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Russian media \u00abImportant stories\u00bb recently <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/istories\/stories\/2023\/03\/23\/glava-krima-sozdal-sobstvennuyu-chvk-ona-svyazana-s-yevgeniem-prigozhinim\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, mercenaries of \u00abConvoy\u00bb sign two contracts: one with the Russian Ministry of Defense (it is not true) and another \u2013 with \u00abConvoy\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>To our mind, \u00abAksyonov\u2019s people\u00bb sign contracts with Saint Petersburg \u00abConvoy\u00bb (there is no such a legal entity as Crimean \u00abConvoy\u00bb). Another contract is signed with BARS. The latter guarantees the receipt of compensation if killed or wounded and land plot in Crimea promised by Aksyonov. Contract with private military company is not enough if somebody wants to participate in the war.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we can make the following conclusion:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saint Petersburg \u00abConvoy\u00bb and its head Konstantin Pikalov are responsible for the recruitment, training and commanding of \u00abCrimean \u00abConvoy\u00bb. It is financed and supported by \u00abHead of Crimea\u00bb Sergei Aksyonov. The unit is legalized through BARS. Access to the area of military operations is secured through the 150<sup>th<\/sup> motorized rifle division. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-Crimean \u00abConvoy\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How many \u00abvolunteers\u00bb are in \u00abLivadia\u00bb and \u00abConvoy\u00bb? Are they Crimean residents?<\/p>\n<p>The video posted two months ago, demonstrated the lining up of several dozens of \u00abConvoy\u00bb soldiers in front of Aksyonov. It is unknown whether they were all from \u00abConvoy\u00bb or also from other units of \u00abLivadia\u00bb and \u00abTavrida\u00bb. In any case, their number is too small for the battalion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253035\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253035\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253035\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-5.png 1080w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-5-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-5-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-5-1024x607.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Screenshot of video posted by telegram channel \u00abConvoy\u00bb<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Yevhen Leshan<\/strong>, the lieutenant of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine and investigator and military observer of the Center for Journalist Investigations, analyzed all propaganda videos about \u00abConvoy\u00bb and \u00abAksyonov\u2019s people\u00bb and gave his expert evaluation of information distributed by various media.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abBattalion includes from 400 to 600 soldiers, three-five companies plus commanding units. It is difficult to estimate real number of \u00abConvoy\u00bb by using available videos. The lining up of \u00abConvoy\u00bb in front of Aksyonov was shot in such a way as to hide the real number of people. However, there is not less than one company on video. Video of military training shows not more than one platoon, i.e. around 30 soldiers\u00bb, as concluded Leshan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253034\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253034\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253034\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-6.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Yevhen Leshan, the lieutenant of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine, investigator and military observer of the Center for Journalist Investigations. Photo: investigator.org.ua<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The same people are usually shown on videos posted by telegram channel \u00abConvoy\u00bb. Their faces are hidden by balaclavas but we can see their call signs \u2013 \u00abBuddha\u00bb, \u00abMaisky\u00bb, \u00abBelgorod\u00bb, \u00abKzbar\u00bb etc.<\/p>\n<p>There are just a few Crimean residents. We were able to recognize only two people \u2013 from Simferopol and Zolotoe Pole of Kirovsk district.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253033\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253033\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253033\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-7.jpg 1482w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-7-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-7-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-7-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-7-720x350.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Soldiers saying their greetings to Crimea. Screenshot of video posted by telegram channel \u00abConvoy\u00bb<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Let us look at media figures of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. <strong>Vasilii Yurjevich Yaschikov<\/strong> (individual taxpayer\u2019s code 070303126342, call sign is Yaschik \\ Box) is the most known colleague of Pikalov. He has been among co-founders of \u00abSaint Petersburg Cossack Association \u00abConvoy\u00bb, the founder of company \u00abConvoy\u00bb.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253032\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253032\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253032\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-8.jpg 848w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-8-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-8-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Vasilii Yaschikov (individual taxpayer\u2019s code 070303126342, call sign \u00abYaschik\u00bb), media figure of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. Screenshot of video posted by telegram channel \u00abConvoy\u00bb<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00abThere are not strangers here. Volunteers of Crimean \u00abLivadia\u00bb conducted several special operations. Many people became brothers in arms in Donbas. 90% of personnel participated in 2014 Crimean events, in \u00abRussian Spring\u00bb, as Yaschikov says.<\/p>\n<p>He is not from Crimea. He was born in Russian region of Kabardino-Balkaria, in the city of Maisky. Since 2002, he has lived in Saint Petersburg. He tried to be a businessman and sold meat through his company \u00abYaschik and K\u00bb, now liquidated. He attempted to enter construction market but failed and became a Cossack.<\/p>\n<p>The official legend around name \u00abConvoy\u00bb is connected with Yaschikov. He pretended that his ancestor served in the convoy of the Russian Emperor in Livadia Palace and that he inherited from the ancestor the ring in his beard.<\/p>\n<p>Pikalov and Yaschikov are the only media figures of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. But we succeeded in identifying several other \u00abConvoy\u00bb people whose faces were not blurred.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253031\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253031\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253031\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-9.png 1240w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-9-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-9-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-9-1024x529.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Maksim Perov, mercenary of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. Photo: VKontakte<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Maksim Perov <\/strong>was born in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. He graduated from the Saint Petersburg Military Institute of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation. In 2010, he served in military unit 44892 in Krasnodar region. His 2016 photo from his social media account demonstrates Perov with Russian colonel, standing in front of landscape reminding Middle East.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253030\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253030\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253030\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-9.1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-9.1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-9.1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-9.1-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-9.1-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-9.1-345x220.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Maksim Perov, mercenary of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. Photo: VKontakte.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is likely that Maksim Perov participated in the war in Syria. We can assume that he is the trainer in \u00abConvoy\u00bb.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253029\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253029\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253029\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-10.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-10-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Mikhail Kolesnikov, soldier of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. Photo: VKontakte<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>We identified Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kolesnikov on this photo. He was born in Syktyvkar, the Russian Republic of Komi. He has served in the 186<sup>th<\/sup> separate electronic reconnaissance center in Murmansk since 1999 until 2001. Later he worked in the security company. He has fought against Ukraine since the first days of the Russian invasion. He has been in Kharkiv region and made a photo near the entrance to Izum. It seems that he is currently in Kherson region.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253028\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253028\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253028\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-11.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-11-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-11-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-11-1024x634.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Mikhail Kolesnikov, soldier of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. Photo: VKontakte<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>To sum up, commanders of so-called \u00abCrimean\u00bb unit \u00abConvoy\u00bb are Russians connected with PMC \u00abWagner\u00bb. The majority of mercenaries are also Russians. We were not able to identify Crimean residents in BARS-30 but we will keep searching.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Training and equipment <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now let us describe the training and equipment of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. As propagandist Kurlyaeva demonstrated, its headquarters support center is located 5 meters deep under three layers of land and concrete plates. The question is \u2013 is it possible at all to build such a center at the frontline, with powerful electricity supply?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253027\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253027\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253027\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-15.jpg 848w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-15-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-15-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The headquarters support center of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. Photo: Russia 24<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00abThere is no noise of generators, as Russian propagandist noted. At the same time, they use powerful electricity supply \u2013 there are electric heaters almost in each room. It means that the center is connected to electric grid. However, all electric supplies are usually broken near the frontline. It is impossible to build such a deep and strong center, without attracting an attention of Ukrainian artillerists. Thus, the center is far away from the frontline\u00bb, as Yevhen Leshan concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Look closely at this screenshot: Yaschikov stands in would-be 5 meters deep bunker but the light freely flows through the entrance!<\/p>\n<p>Then, the room, where Mazai is talking to Kurlyaeva, has the plastic window frame. What it is for? Maybe, the bunker is not so deep and located far from the frontline?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253026\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253026\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253026\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-16-\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0436.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-16-\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0436.jpg 874w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-16-\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0436-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-16-\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0436-768x408.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Headquarters support center of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. Photo: Russia 24<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Telegram channel of \u00abConvoy\u00bb posted three more videos with stories about mercenaries\u2019 leisure and their new positions. It is difficult to determine their precise location. What is clear is that positions are within old pine forest. Pine forests can be found in Zaporizhzhia region.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253025\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253025\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253025\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-17.jpg 1095w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-17-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-17-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-17-1024x562.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Headquarters support center of \u00abConvoy\u00bb. Photo: Russia 24<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00abAksyonov\u2019s people freely walk around the forest. Military machines stand without any cover. It means they do not expect the fire from Ukrainian troops \u2013 neither from rifles nor from canons. It means these positions are 5-10 kilometers away from the frontline, at minimum\u00bb, as Yevhen Leshan believes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abMercenaries of \u00abConvoy\u00bb were proud to demonstrate their 3 days training. The location resembles training ground near Perevalne in Crimea. Since 2014, it has been used by the 126<sup>th<\/sup> coastal defense brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abWeapons demonstrated by \u00abConvoy\u00bb videos are standard weapons of the light infantry. Machine guns, mortars, anti-tank armament, sniper rifles, air reconnaissance, cars\u2026 \u00abConvoy\u00bb is called assault reconnaissance unit. It can be reconnaissance unit but they do not have necessary weapons for serious assault operations\u00bb, as Leshan explains.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253024\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253024\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-253024\" src=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-18.jpg 836w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-18-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u0456\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f-18-768x572.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-253024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo from telegram channel of \u00abConvoy\u00bb<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Russian propagandists often mentioned that \u00abConvoy\u00bb would have its own armored group. Photos from Donetsk training ground shows \u00abConvoy\u00bb mercenaries on various tanks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abThey run \u00abArmata\u00bb tank, It looks more like an excursion than training of tank crew. They are proud of their \u00abGrad\u00bb but it stands among trees from where it is impossible to shoot. Everything looks like amateurs\u2019 training\u00bb, as Leshan says.<\/p>\n<p>All these propagandist video are just an attempt to make mercenaries look like heroes. However, there is no evidence that they perform real assault or reconnaissance tasks at the frontline.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Russian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1339,"featured_media":253040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46352,19],"tags":[49817,49751,49818,23446,41168],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is known about Prigozhin-Aksyonov\u2019s mercenary \u00abConvoy\u00bb? - \u0426\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440 \u0436\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/en\/investigations\/253022\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is known about Prigozhin-Aksyonov\u2019s mercenary \u00abConvoy\u00bb? 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