DPR names Motorola's successor

After the death of Arsen Pavlov (Motorola), his first deputy, who has the call sign Vokha, will lead the Sparta battalion, reports . RIA Novosti

“It will be me, his first deputy. He (Pavlov - ed.) always represented me as a deputy, so we unanimously decided that we would continue his work all together, but under my leadership, ”said Vokha.

According to him, the battalion will continue to engage in combat training.

“We are all right. The loss for us is very big, but we continue to work further, ”the agency quotes the interlocutor.

The commander of the "Sparta" battalion of the armed forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Arsen Pavlov, died on the evening of October 16 in Donetsk in the elevator of his house. The DPR authorities suspect a sabotage and reconnaissance group fighting on the side of the Ukrainian authorities in the assassination attempt.