Back Igor Nikolajewitsch Besler German Igor' Bezler Italian 이고리 베즐레르 Korean Igor Biezler Polish Безлер, Игорь Николаевич Russian Безлер Ігор Миколайович Ukrainian
Igor Bezler | |
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 Bezler in 2014 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Bes" (Imp) |
| Born | 30 December 1965 Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (until 1991) Ukraine (1991–2014)[1] Donetsk People's Republic (2014–present) |
| Service |  Donbas People's Militia |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles / wars | Soviet–Afghan War Russo-Ukrainian War |
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Igor Nikolayevich Bezler (Russian: Игорь Николаевич Безлер; Ukrainian: Ігор Миколайович Бєзлєр, romanized: Ihor Mykolayovych Byezlyer; born 1965, Simferopol,[2] Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR), known by the pseudonym "Bes" (Russian: Бес, English: Imp)[3] is one of the pro-Russian rebel leaders whose group controlled the local police department in Horlivka.[citation needed]
He was a prominent commander in the early phases of the Russo-Ukrainian War: the 2014 Russian military intervention in Crimea and the 2014 War in Donbas. In 2014 he went into hiding and as of 2016 issued statements denouncing the Russian-backed separatist groups.[citation needed]
In November 2020 Bellingcat claimed that Bezler, with a fake Russian passport issued to the name of Igor Nikolaevich Beregovoy (Игорь Николаевич Береговой), lives in Russian annexed Crimea since October 2014.[4][5]
- ^ УВАГА! РОЗШУКУЄТЬСЯ БЄЗЛЄР ІГОР МИКОЛАЙОВИЧ (in Ukrainian). Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ SBU searches for the Russian Lt Colonel who was taking over militia in Horlivka. TSN. April 18, 2014
- ^ "An audience with Ukraine rebel chief Igor Bezler, the Demon of Donetsk". TheGuardian.com. 29 July 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
7231321Bellingcatwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "How Russia Issues Fake Passports to Its Operatives in Ukraine". bellingcat. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-08.