Mykola Kravchenko Explained

Mykola Kravchenko
Native Name:	Микола Сергійович Кравченко
Birth Date:	20 May 1983
Birth Place:	Liubotyn, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:	Horenka, Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Branch:	National Guard of Ukraine
Serviceyears:	2014–2022
Unit:	Azov Battalion
Battles:	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Mykola Serhiyovych Kravchenko (; 20 May 198314 March 2022) was a Ukrainian public and political figure, historian, chief ideologue of the far-right Azov Battalion^[1] and one of the founders of the Ukrainian ultranationalist organization Patriot of Ukraine. He also served as the deputy leader of the far-right National Corps party. ^[2] As a historian he researched the history of modern ukrainian nationalist movement from late 1980s - present.

As veteran of the Russo-Ukrainian War, he was killed by Russian Armed Forces in the Battle of Kyiv on 14 March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^{[3] [4]}

Literature

• Book: Colborne, Michael. From the Fires of War: Ukraine's Azov Movement and the Global Far Right . 12 January 2022 . BoD – Books on Demand . 978-3-8382-1508-2 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Far-Right Group Made Its Home in Ukraine's Major Western Military Training Hub illiberalism.org . 18 March 2022 . Illiberalism . en-US.
2. Web site: UAWire - Azov Battalion commander Biletsky has become head of the National Corps party . 18 March 2022 . www.uawire.org.
3. News: СМРТ СТИГЛА ГЛАВНОГ ИДЕОЛОГА УКРАЈИНСКИХ НАЦИСТА: Николај Кравченко погинуо у Мариупољу у редовима злогласног Азова . 18 March 2022 . NOVOSTI . sr.
4. Web site: Один із творців батальйону Азов: від рук окупантів загинув Микола Крук Кравченко . 18 March 2022 . NV.