Alexander Bednov
Alexander Bednov | |
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Bednov in October 2014 | |
| Minister of Defence of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
| In office 20 August 2014 – 26 August 2014 | |
| President | Igor Plotnitsky |
| Prime Minister | Igor Plotnitsky |
| Preceded by | Igor Plotnitsky |
| Succeeded by | Oleg Bugrov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bednov 29 August 1969 |
| Died | 1 January 2015 (aged 45) Lutuhyne, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Nickname | Batman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Ukraine Luhansk People's Republic |
| Branch/service | Militsiya |
| Unit | Batman Rapid Response Group |
| Battles/wars | War in Donbas |
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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bednov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Бедно́в, Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Олекса́ндрович Бєдно́в, romanized: Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Biednov; 29 August 1969 – 1 January 2015) was a former Soviet and Ukrainian militsiya officer and rebel commander of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in Ukraine. He was the leader of the pro-Russian Batman Rapid Response Group. He was assassinated in Luhansk, with a debate among his supporters on who was responsible although on the day of his killing LPR "prosecutor's office" issued an official statement confirming "liquidation" of Bednov as "a head of a criminal organization".