Chetniks
WWII guerrilla movement in Yugoslavia
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January 3 2025 | Bratislav Živković was killed by Ukrainian forces during the Kursk offensive. |
2018 | Serb paramilitary chief Bratislav Zivkovic was arrested in Serbia for joining the separatist movement in Ukraine. |
June 2018 | Ukraine's General Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into 54 suspected members of a pro-Russian foreign legion, including six Serbs who had fought in Ukraine and later in Syria. |
2017 | Bratislav Zivkovic was banned from Romania for 15 years after spying on NATO bases. |
November 2017 | Ukrainian ambassador in Serbia Oleksandr Aleksandrovych stated that approximately 300 Serbs were operating in Ukraine, warning that suspicious Serb tourists would be halted at the border and potentially arrested. |
August 2014 | Chetniks reportedly killed 23 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed a significant amount of armored vehicles during clashes with the Ukrainian army in eastern Ukraine. |
March 2014 | Serb volunteers calling themselves Chetniks, led by Bratislav Živković, travelled to Sevastopol in Crimea to support the pro-Russian side during the Crimean crisis, citing 'common Slavic blood and Orthodox faith'. |
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