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Trump has faithfully served Russia and helped Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But Trump botched Putin’s latest operation to undermine Ukraine and is on the way out. Here’s what happened to some of Putin’s servants who outlived their usefulness: 1/17
Denis Pushylin, figurehead of Russia’s terrorist group the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”: rumoured to have been arrested by Russian occupation forces today, 30 Sep 2019 2/17
Aleksandr Zakharchenko, figurehead of the so-called “DPR”: assassinated with a bomb in Russian-occupied Donetsk on 31 Aug 2018 3/17
Igor Plotnitsky, figurehead of Russia’s terrorist group the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic”: deposed on 21 Nov 2017 and fled to Russia 4/17
Mikhail “Givi” Tolstykh, leader of the illegal armed formation “Somalia Battalion”: assassinated with a “Shmel” infantry man-portable flame-thrower in Russian-occupied Donetsk on 8 Feb 2017 5/17
Valery Bolotov, leader of the so-called “LPR”: died suddenly (suspected poisoning) on 27 Jan 2017 in Moscow 6/17
Arsen “Motorola” Pavlov, leader of the illegal armed formation “Sparta Battalion”: assassinated with a bomb in Russian-occupied Donetsk on 16 Oct 2016 7/17
Hennadiy Tsypkalov, military commander of the so-called “LPR”: died in a dungeon in Russian-occupied Luhansk on 24 Sep 2016 8/17
Yevhen Zhylin, leader of the illegal armed formation “Oplot” (Stronghold): assassinated by a gunman in a Moscow restaurant on 19 Sep 2016 9/17
Igor Sergun, Director of the GRU, responsible for the activity of GRU officers in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine: “died unexpectedly” on 3 Jan 2016 10/17
Pavel “Batya” Dryomov, leader of an illegal armed formation, a so-called “Cossack” militia: assassinated by a car bomb in Russian-occupied Pervomaisk on 12 Dec 2015 11/17
Mikhail “Bulldozer” Lesin, member of the Putin-Kremlin crime syndicate: bludgeoned to death by men working for an oligarch close to Putin on 5 Nov 2015 12/17
Alexei Mozgovoy, leader of the illegal armed formation “Ghost Battalion”: assassinated in a roadside-bomb ambush on 23 May 2015 13/17
Yevgeniy Ishchenko, Moscow-appointed ‘mayor’ of Pervomaisk: assassinated by gunmen on 23 Jan 2015 14/17
Alexandr “Batman” Bednov, military commander of the so-called “LPR”: assassinated by gunmen in Russian-occupied Luhansk on 1 Jan 2015 15/17
Igor “Strelkov” Girkin, GRU officer and military commander of Russian Spetsnaz during Russia’s invasion of Crimea (Feb 2014) and Russia’s invasion of Donbas (Apr 2014): currently living in seclusion in Russia 16/17
Viktor Yanukovych, former President of Ukraine: fled to Russia after ramming through the dictatorship laws on 16 Jan 2014, ordering the Maidan Massacre on 20 Feb 2014, and appealing to Russia to invade Ukraine on 1 Mar 2014 17/17
