In which oblasts of Ukraine did the Sparta Battalion fight the Ukrainian army?
Arsen Pavlov Arsen (Arseny) Sergeyevich Pavlov (Russian: Арсе́н Серге́евич Па́влов ; 2 February 1983 – 16 October 2016), known by his "nom de guerre" Motorola (Моторо́ла), was a Russian citizen who led the Sparta Battalion, an armed group fighting the Ukrainian army, in the ongoing War in Donbass.
Voikovskyi Voikovskyi is a small urban-type settlement (town) in Amvrosiivka Raion of Donetsk region. Voikovs'kyi has been the site of numerous cross-border skirmishes between Ukraine and Russia. Since 2014 the town is occupied by a pro-Russian administration. In 2016 the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) renamed Voykovskyi into Kopani.