Aleksey Mozgovoy
Aleksey Borisovich Mozgovoy (Russian: Алексе́й Бори́сович Мозгово́й; Ukrainian: Олексі́й Бори́сович Мозгови́й, romanized: Oleksii Borysovych Mozghovyi; 3 April 1975 – 23 May 2015) was a commander of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in Ukraine. He was the leader of the pro-Russian Prizrak Brigade and also served as "judge" on the "People's Court", notorious for issuing controversial death sentences.
Aleksey Mozgovoy | |
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| Born | 3 April 1975 Nyzhnia Duvanka, Svatove Raion, Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 23 May 2015 (aged 40) near Mykhailivka, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Lugansk People's Republic |
| Service/ | Novorossiya Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 2014–2015 (Novorossiya) |
| Rank | Senior sergeant (Ukraine) Kombrig (Novorossiya) |
| Unit | Prizrak Brigade |
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He was assassinated in Donbas, with multiple theories about who was responsible circulating initially, ultimately witness statements pointing at Russian forces. In 2020 he was found guilty posthumously by a separatist court of a murder-for-hire of a family and crippling of a ten-year-old child.
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