Companions of Igor Strelkov register a movement in his support

What is Strelkov known for?

Strelkov is a participant in the events in eastern Ukraine that began in 2014. After the coup d’état in Kyiv, which took place in February 2014, he became a member of the militia of the then self-proclaimed LPR and DPR. From May to August 2014, he served as Minister of Defense of the DPR. After leaving the post of minister, he left the territory of Donbass and began to conduct active social activities.
In November 2022, the Hague court found Strelkov guilty of destroying a Malaysian Boeing on the territory of the DPR in July 2014. Together with him, retired GRU officer Sergei Dubinsky and former DPR militiaman Leonid Kharchenko were accused. Russia does not recognize the court’s decision. Strelkov himself stated that the militia did not shoot down the plane, and refused to testify to the court.
Strelkov has been actively supporting the Russian army since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine. In his Telegram channel on February 24, 2022, he spoke with a wish for an early victory. At the same time, he criticized the course of the special operation. On June 25, the ex-Minister of Defense of the DPR spoke at the Moscow congress of the “Angry Patriots Club” with his own political program.