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Russian proxies from Donetsk Oblast previously complained about being redeployed from Mariupol to Luhansk.

Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN

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Russian proxies (military_unit) Russia (organization) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (military_unit) Azovstal Iron and Steel Works (location) Bohdan Krotevych (person) Azov Regiment (military_unit) Russian Federation Armed Forces (military_unit)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

In May, ISW issued a report on appeals by Russian proxies in Donetsk Oblast complaining about redeployment from Mariupol to Luhansk.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Some individuals who expressed a desire to join the defense effort were also airlifted to Azovstal

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The Russians captured Mariupol in early May 2022.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:26:03.796Z

Source story: institute-for-the-study-of-war-potential-divisions-among-russian-proxies-in-donbas