Arsen Pavlov's father came from Tver Oblast, his mother was a native of the Komi ASSR.
15 Facts About Arsen Pavlov
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Arsen Pavlov lived in Rostov-on-Don and spent some time in the Russian marines.
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Arsen Pavlov was caught on camera in video footage of the events by the city's internet news publisher.
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Arsen Pavlov declared the region to be "the Land of Russians".
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Arsen Pavlov led his battalion in both the Battle of Ilovaisk and the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport.
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On 2 October 2014, Arsen Pavlov threatened to go to Poland after the plane of Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu was not allowed to fly over Polish airspace on 29 August 2014.
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Arsen Pavlov publicly married Olena Kolenkina on 11 July 2014, in a wedding amid the war.
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Arsen Pavlov was killed on 16 October 2016 by an IED explosion in his apartment's elevator in Donetsk.
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Ukrainian officials denied the allegations, stating that Arsen Pavlov was "lucky" to be killed so he would not have to face justice for his crimes, further suggesting the rebel leader was likely assassinated by Russia's special forces as part of a wider purge against the early leaders of the rebel movement, pointing to the fact that about half dozen rebel commanders have been assassinated.
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Shaun Walker, the Moscow correspondent of The Guardian reported that Arsen Pavlov was extremely paranoid about his security, and that it is likely that such an attack would require aid from someone within his inner circle.
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The assassination of Arsen Pavlov was part of a range of high-profile deaths within the ranks of Ukraine's separatists, starting with the assassination of Alexander Bednov, the leader of the Batman Battalion and Aleksey Mozgovoy, the leader of the Prizrak Brigade in May 2015.
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The death of Arsen Pavlov came within a month of the death of Yevgeny Zhilin, the founder of Oplot Battalion, which would later form into the Oplot Brigade.
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Ukrainian officials have stated that Arsen Pavlov was assassinated by Russia's special forces as part of a drive to purge early separatist leaders that took part in the original insurgency of 2014, who may be charismatic but are often unpredictable.
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Indeed, Amnesty International has called for an investigation into Arsen Pavlov executing 15 unarmed Ukrainian prisoners.
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Furthermore, Arsen Pavlov was not a Ukrainian citizen, being born and raised in Russia, and serving in the Russian military during the Chechen conflict.