Combat Terrorist Organization Explained

Combat Terrorist Organization
Founder:Dmitry Borovikov
Alexey Voyevodin
Founding Location:Saint Petersburg
Years Active:2003–2006
Territory:Saint Petersburg and Lenoblast, Russian Federation
Ethnicity:Russians
Membership:Around 13
Leaders:D.A.Borovikov, A.M. Voyevodin
Activities:hate crime, murder, robbery, terrorism
Notable Members:D.A. Borovikov

The Combat Terrorist Organization (Russian: Боевая террористическая организация) was a short-lived Russian neo-Nazi gang active from 9 August 2003 to 2006. It was formed in Saint Petersburg by two members of the skinhead group, namely, Dmitry Borovikov and Alexey Voyevodin.

The gang used exceptional secrecy to hide their activities. In contrast to other neo-fascist groups, there were no skinheads among its members. The group also used exclusively confidential mobile phones to communicate. Authorities also discovered that they met very rarely in the open and avoided talking about ideology or tactics near power sockets, preferring to write their words on paper.

On June 14, 2011, the trial of eight members of the group began, with member Pavel Rumyantsev tried separately.

Ideology

The gang's main symbol was the swastika. By means of murder and terrorism, Dmitry Borovikov waged a campaign "to clear" St. Petersburg ("Nevograd") of non-white races such as Black, Armenoid, and Asians, who "fuck Russian women" and "by that profane race, give birth to bastards." His dream was allegedly to overthrow "the Jewish Russian Federation" and turn it into a monoethnic "Nordic Russia." The group sharply criticised Christianity while promoting neo-pagan ideology as an alternative. The group also introduced a propaganda that focused on the value of a healthy lifestyle and refusal of alcohol and drugs. Most members of the group were convinced hardline straight edgers. The group issued fanzines with titles such as Kill or To Be Killed, Straight Edge - Шторм Чистой Крови, Гнев Перуна, Smell of Hatred.

Weapons

The main weapons used by the gang were knives, crossbows, and guns, such as rifles (including Mosin rifles) and pump-action shotguns

Voyevodin, one of the gang's leaders, inherited two apartments when his mother and grandmother died. He sold one and used the money to buy a car, 4 Saiga carbines, and radio sets to listen to police radio.

Attacks

Murders

DatePlaceName and ageCitizenshipNotes
9 November 2003 Kollontay Street S. V. BulantsovStabbed to death
14 December 2003 18 Marat Street Kim Hyun-ikKilled with cold weapon and scraps of pipes. Group members stole more than 300,000 rubles from the victim
9 February 2004 Boytsova LaneHursheda Sultonova (8) TajikistanStabbed to death
7 June 2004 Zakhodskoye settlementRostislav Gofman (19) and Alexey Golovchenko (19) Killed with knives and an arbalest, a type of crossbow.
19 June 2004Victim's apartmentNikolai Girenko[1] (63) Shot through a door [2]
7 April 2006 Gorokhovaya StreetSamba Lampsar (28) CameroonShot in the neck by a pump-action shotgun

Sentences

No. NameCharge Sentence
1Dmitry BorovikovMurder, incitement to hatred, public calls for extremist activity, brigandage, banditry, robbery, terrorismEncounter killing
2Alexey Voyevodin Murder, brigandage, terrorism, incitement to hatred, banditry, public calls for extremist activityLife imprisonment
3Pavel Gusev MurderJustified
4Alexey Kostrachenkov Murder18 years
5Andrey Kostrachenkov Murder8 years
6Andrey MalyuginMurderJustified. Subsequently, he was detained
7Roman Orlov Murder11 years 6 months
8Artyom Prokhorenko Robbery, murder, incitement to hatred, public calls for extremist activityLife imprisonment
9Pavel Rumyantsev Murder, incitement to hatred Compulsory psychiatric treatment
10Denis Kharchev Murder7 years 2 months (the term is reduced)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 Russian neo-Nazi leaders get life in jail. . 14 June 2011 .
  2. Web site: Nikolai Girenko - HRD Memorial.