Eduard Basurin

Eduard Aleksandrovich Basurin[2] (Russian: Эдуард Александрович Басурин; Ukrainian: Едуард Олександрович Басурін; born 27 June 1966) is the former Deputy Defense Minister and Defense Spokesman of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) militia command,[3][4] which the Ukrainian government has designed a terrorist organization.[5]

Eduard Basurin
Эдуард Басурин
Press Secretary of the DPR Military Command
Assumed office
14 January 2015
Preceded byoffice established
Personal details
Born (1966-06-27) 27 June 1966
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Military service
Allegiance Donetsk People's Republic
Branch/service United Armed Forces of Novorossiya
Years of service2014–present
RankColonel
Unit Kalmius Brigade[1]
Battles/warsWar in Donbass

Early life

Prior to the Russo-Ukrainian War which began in 2014, he worked for a company that produced paint.[6]

Political career

In 2014 he served as a political commissar of the Kalmius Battalion, a paramilitary group operating under the Donetsk People's Republic organization.[1] On 1 October 2018, the DPR allegedly abolished the office of Defense Minister.[7][8]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Basurin called for using chemical weapons against the defenders of Mariupol.[9] On 16 April, Ukraine's military intelligence reported that Basurin had been detained by Russia in connection to revealing chemical weapons use.[10]

References
  1. "Донецкий "Кальмиус" добыл позывные украинских офицеров". Vzglyad. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. "Резюме "Заместитель начальника цеха", Донецк. Басурин Эдуард Александрович". Work.ua. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. "Russian, Ukrainian leaders plan to meet as more civilians die". CNN. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. "At least 24 dead in rocket attack on Donetsk airport, say rebels". The Irish Times. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. "Ukraine's prosecutor general classifies self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk republics as terrorist organizations - May. 16, 2014". KyivPost. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. Ball, Tom (15 April 2022). "Ukrainian separatists fighting for Russia join assault on Mariupol". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  7. "Нове керівництво «ДНР»: що відомо про міністрів самоназваної «республіки»". hromadske.ua. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  8. "Батальоны просят угля". Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru (in Russian). 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  9. "Ukraine: Russia-backed separatist stirs fears of chemical weapons". Al Jazeera. 13 April 2022.
  10. "Оккупанты задержали одного из главарей боевиков "ДНР" Басурина. Он раскрыл планы РФ применить химическое оружие в Мариуполе – разведка". gordonua.com. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

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