In this article, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Bednov.
| Alexander Bednov | |
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| Bednov in October 2014 | |
| Minister of Defence of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
In office 20 August 2014 – 26 August 2014 | |
| President | Igor Plotnitsky |
| Prime Minister | Igor Plotnitsky |
| Preceded by | Igor Plotnitsky |
| Succeeded by | Oleg Bugrov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bednov 29 August 1969 Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 1 January 2015 (aged 45) Lutuhyne, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine[a] |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Batman |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Ukraine Luhansk People's Republic
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| Service/branch | Militsiya |
| Unit |  Batman Rapid Response Group
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| Battles/wars | War in Donbass |
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bednov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Бедно́в, Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Олекса́ндрович Бєдно́в; 29 August 1969 – 1 January 2015) was a former Soviet and Ukrainian militsiya officer and rebel commander of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in Ukraine.[1] He was the leader of the pro-Russian Batman Rapid Response Group. He was assassinated in Luhansk, with conflicting reports on who was responsible.[2]
Death[]
Bednov commanded the Rapid Response Group "Batman" (also known as the Batman Battalion) until he was killed in an attack on his convoy on 1 January 2015.[3] Members of the group said that the attack was ordered by head of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Igor Plotnitsky.[3] According to them, Bednov and his fighters were shot and killed "by order of Plotnitsky" because he was "ordered to sweep all intransigent commanders."[4][5] Following this attack, the LPR arrested some of Bednov's men, and dissolved the battalion.[6] Some of its personnel were dispersed into other LPR units, while Donetsk People's Republic field commanders Givi and Motorola invited former members to join their battalions.[6]
After Bednov's assassination, Igor Girkin criticized the killing as a "murder" and "gangster ambush", and suggested that other commanders seriously consider leaving Donbass to Russia, as he did.[7]
Notes[]
- ^ At the time of his death, Lutuhyne was part of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.
References[]
- ↑ "Главарь банды "Бэтмен" раньше был вышибалой в луганском ночном клубе (+видео) - СЛЕД.net.ua". http://sled.net.ua/node/17986.
- ↑ Orlando Crowcroft (4 June 2015). "Ukraine crisis: Who killed rebel leaders Alexei Mozgovoy and Alexandr 'Batman' Bednov?". International Business Times. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ukraine-crisis-who-killed-rebel-leaders-alexei-mozgovoy-alexandr-batman-bednov-1504388.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eugene Volokh (January 2, 2015). "Batman killed in the Ukraine, allegedly on orders from The Carpenter". https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/01/02/batman-killed-in-the-ukraine-allegedly-on-orders-from-the-carpenter/.
- ↑ "Ополченцы обвинили Плотницкого в организации убийства Бэтмена". https://lenta.ru/news/2015/01/02/batman/.
- ↑ "В Луганске убит обвиняемый в пытках командир ополченцев "Бэтмен"". http://www.rbc.ru/politics/02/01/2015/54a6ad809a794737b58c4ea3.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Secessionist Forces in Luhansk 'Republic': Order out of Chaos?". ICDS. 10 January 2015. http://www.icds.ee/blog/article/secessionist-forces-in-luhansk-republic-order-out-of-chaos/.
- ↑ "Error: no
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