E.N.O.T. Corp. | |
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Единые народные общинные товарищества | |
Founder | Igor Mangushev X |
Dates of operation | 2011–2019 [1] |
Battles and wars | |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Ukraine [2] [3] |
E.N.O.T. Corp ( Russian: ЧВК «ЕНОТ», romanized: ChVK «YENOT»; also frequently written as ENOT Corp) was a Russian private military company founded by Igor Mangushev.
It undertook mercenary work in Ukraine, Syria, and Nagorno-Karabakh.
E.N.O.T. is an acronym of the organisation's full name, Russian: Единые народные общинные товарищества, romanized: Yedinyye narodnyye obshchinnyye tovarishchestva, lit. 'United People's Communal Partnerships'. Enot (енот) is also Russian for racoon, the animal the group uses as a logo. [4]
The organisation is sometimes known as the Yenot or Racoon PMC. [5]
E.N.O.T. was founded in 2011 [6] by Russian nationalist and Svetlaya Rus founder Igor Mangushev [4] [7] to bring together various Donbas-based militias and give them a more official status and ability to process funds for fighter's salaries, pensions, and other social protections. [8] [7] E.N.O.T. has undertaken armed activities in Ukraine, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh. [4] In 2012, the group provided military training at a gathering of right-wing militiamen to over 450 individuals, earning 1,500,000 ₽ ($86449 international dollars in 2012) over the course of the three-day event. [9]
Since 2015, the group has been providing military training in camps in Serbia, Donbas and Belarus. [4] Training camp participants include children aged between 12 and 18 from Russia, Montenegro, Serbia, Belarus, Transnistria and South Ossetia. [4] The Serbian training camp, operated by Bosnian War veterans, was shut down by the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2018 citing child abuse concerns. [4] On 7 November 2018, in response to the training of children, Russia's Federal Security Service and police force arrested members of E.N.O.T., releasing them the following day. [4]
E.N.O.T. brands itself in Russia as русская православная община ( lit. 'Russian Orthodox community') and officially registered with the Russian Ministry of Justice in May 2016 as a non-profit organization. [4] The official purpose was stated as the promotion and protection of patriotic youth, although as of 2018, the group had not submitted any official reports on activities. [4] Since 2015, E.N.O.T. has received support from the Russian government for activities in Syria and Karabakh. [7] E.N.O.T. was active in the Russo-Ukrainian War and supported the war in Donbas. [7]
The company was disbanded on order of its founder and leader Mangushev some time in 2019. Afterwards, the former leadership of the company would be persecuted by the Russian government. [1] In 2021, E.N.O.T. treasurer Vladimir Morozov was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for extortion. [10] In 2022, organisation leader Roman Telenkevich was sentenced to 13 years in prison for organising a criminal community, extortion, and threatening to kill or cause grievous bodily harm. [11] In early February 2023, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, founder Igor Mangushev was fatally shot in the back of the head at a Russian vehicle checkpoint in Kadiivka. [12] [13] Following Mangushev's death, any remaining members still holding out were largely absorbed into other units and organizations. [1]
E.N.O.T. Corp. | |
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Единые народные общинные товарищества | |
Founder | Igor Mangushev X |
Dates of operation | 2011–2019 [1] |
Battles and wars | |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Ukraine [2] [3] |
E.N.O.T. Corp ( Russian: ЧВК «ЕНОТ», romanized: ChVK «YENOT»; also frequently written as ENOT Corp) was a Russian private military company founded by Igor Mangushev.
It undertook mercenary work in Ukraine, Syria, and Nagorno-Karabakh.
E.N.O.T. is an acronym of the organisation's full name, Russian: Единые народные общинные товарищества, romanized: Yedinyye narodnyye obshchinnyye tovarishchestva, lit. 'United People's Communal Partnerships'. Enot (енот) is also Russian for racoon, the animal the group uses as a logo. [4]
The organisation is sometimes known as the Yenot or Racoon PMC. [5]
E.N.O.T. was founded in 2011 [6] by Russian nationalist and Svetlaya Rus founder Igor Mangushev [4] [7] to bring together various Donbas-based militias and give them a more official status and ability to process funds for fighter's salaries, pensions, and other social protections. [8] [7] E.N.O.T. has undertaken armed activities in Ukraine, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh. [4] In 2012, the group provided military training at a gathering of right-wing militiamen to over 450 individuals, earning 1,500,000 ₽ ($86449 international dollars in 2012) over the course of the three-day event. [9]
Since 2015, the group has been providing military training in camps in Serbia, Donbas and Belarus. [4] Training camp participants include children aged between 12 and 18 from Russia, Montenegro, Serbia, Belarus, Transnistria and South Ossetia. [4] The Serbian training camp, operated by Bosnian War veterans, was shut down by the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2018 citing child abuse concerns. [4] On 7 November 2018, in response to the training of children, Russia's Federal Security Service and police force arrested members of E.N.O.T., releasing them the following day. [4]
E.N.O.T. brands itself in Russia as русская православная община ( lit. 'Russian Orthodox community') and officially registered with the Russian Ministry of Justice in May 2016 as a non-profit organization. [4] The official purpose was stated as the promotion and protection of patriotic youth, although as of 2018, the group had not submitted any official reports on activities. [4] Since 2015, E.N.O.T. has received support from the Russian government for activities in Syria and Karabakh. [7] E.N.O.T. was active in the Russo-Ukrainian War and supported the war in Donbas. [7]
The company was disbanded on order of its founder and leader Mangushev some time in 2019. Afterwards, the former leadership of the company would be persecuted by the Russian government. [1] In 2021, E.N.O.T. treasurer Vladimir Morozov was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for extortion. [10] In 2022, organisation leader Roman Telenkevich was sentenced to 13 years in prison for organising a criminal community, extortion, and threatening to kill or cause grievous bodily harm. [11] In early February 2023, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, founder Igor Mangushev was fatally shot in the back of the head at a Russian vehicle checkpoint in Kadiivka. [12] [13] Following Mangushev's death, any remaining members still holding out were largely absorbed into other units and organizations. [1]