| Artem Zhoga | |
|---|---|
 Zhoga in Moscow on 9 May 2022 | |
| Native name | Артём Владимирович Жога |
| Birth name | Artem Vladimirovich Zhoga |
| Born | 18 January 1975 |
| Place of birth | Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Allegiance |
 Donetsk People's Republic |
| Service/branch |
 DPR Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 2014–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands held |
 Sparta Battalion |
| Battles/wars | |
Artem (or Artyom) Vladimirovich Zhoga (Russian: Артём Владимирович Жога, Ukrainian: Артем Володимирович Жога; born 18 January 1975)[1] is a Russian-Ukrainian separatist and the current commander of the Sparta Battalion, a pro-Russian separatist force that is involved in the Russo-Ukrainian War. His son Vladimir was the commander of the battalion from 2016 until his death in 2022.[2][3][4]
On 9 May 2022 for Victory Day, Zhoga met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow where his late son's Hero of the Russian Federation award was presented to him.[5][6][7] On 30 September, he was seen present in the front-row seating during Vladimir Putin's signing ceremony in Moscow Kremlin's St. George's Hall for the Russian Annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine.[8]
References[]
- ↑ "Жога Артем Владимирович / Жога Артем Володимирович / ZHoga Artem Vladimirovich". https://myrotvorets.center/criminal/zhoga-artem-vladimirovich/.
- ↑ ""Спарту" возглавил Артем Жога — отец убитого нацистами Героя ДНР" (in ru). https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2022/03/06/spartu-vozglavil-artem-zhoga-otec-ubitogo-nacistami-geroya-dnr.
- ↑ "Командиром "Спарты" назначен Артем Жога". https://smotrim.ru/article/2685759.
- ↑ Шерзад, Тимур (2022-05-09). ""Не за горами и наш парад": Артем Жога предрек разгром киевского режима" (in ru). https://tvzvezda.ru/news/2022591752-VGgy5.html.
- ↑ "Встреча с отцом Героя России Владимира Жоги" (in ru). http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68369.
- ↑ "Путин встретился с отцом погибшего в Донбассе командира батальона "Спарта"" (in ru). https://ria.ru/20220509/putin-1787638622.html.
- ↑ "Путин вручил звезду Героя отцу погибшего командира батальона ДНР "Спарта"" (in ru). https://www.interfax.ru/russia/840005.
- ↑ "In full: Vladimir Putin officially annexing four Ukrainian regions at Moscow ceremony" (in en). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDdHRGcbffo.
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