Yuriy Vladislavovych Barbashov (

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

: Юрій Владиславович Барбашов,

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: Юрий Владиславович Барбашов) is a Ukrainian politician and nominal head of the

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Russian Mykolaiv Military civilian administration.

Biography

Yuriy Barbashov was born in

Mykolaiv Mykolaiv ( uk, Миколаїв, ) is a city and municipality in Southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv city, which provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea, is the location of the most downriver bri ...

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. In 1998, he graduated from the Admiral Makarov University of Shipbuilding in Mykolaiv. Since 2013, he has been involved with

Anti-Maidan The anti-Maidan ( uk, Антимайда́н, Antymaidan; russian: Антимайдан, Antimaydan) refers to a number of pro-Russian demonstrations in Ukraine in 2013 and 2014 that were directed against Euromaidan and later the new Ukrainian g ...

movements and protests as well as supporting the

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project. In 2014, he moved to the

Luhansk People's Republic The Luhansk or Lugansk People's Republic (russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика, Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika, ; abbreviated as LPR or LNR, rus, ЛНР) is a disputed entity created by Russian-backed ...

, where he participated in rallies with

Oleg Tsarov Oleg Anatolyevich Tsaryov (russian: Олег Анатольевич Царёв; uk, Олег Анатолійович Царьов, Oleh Anatioliyovych Tsarov; born 2 June 1970) is a Ukrainian businessman, politician and former separatist offici ...

, and later to the

Donetsk People's Republic The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a disputed en ...

. In the latter, he joined the

Militsiya ''Militsiya'' ( rus, милиция, , mʲɪˈlʲitsɨjə) was the name of the police forces in the Soviet Union (until 1991) and in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945–1992), as well as in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992). T ...

and also became an employee of the public broadcaster. In 2021, he participated in peace negotiations in

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as part of the LPR delegation. He has appeared many times in the Russian media, he also ran his own channel on

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and a

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channel with the same name, mainly presenting pro-Russian views to the audience. Since 2017, Ukraine is investigating him in a terrorist case.

2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine

During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Yuriy Barbashov supported a lot of edro-Russian activity in the

Mykolaiv Oblast Mykolaiv Oblast ( uk, Микола́ївська о́бласть, translit=Mykoláyivsʹka óblastʹ, ), also referred to as Mykolaivshchyna ( uk, Микола́ївщина, Mykoláivshchyna, ) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administra ...

. He created a website where he displayed pro-Russian propaganda, which was later hacked and shut down by Ukrainian hackers. After Russian forces failed to occupy Mykolaiv Oblast, the Mykolaiv Military Civilian Administration was created with its headquarters being in

Snihurivka Snihurivka ( uk, Снігурі́вка, ) is a small city in Bashtanka Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. It was occupied by Russia from March 2022 until early November 2022. It hosts the administration of the Snihurivka urban hromada. Population ...

. Barbashov helped Russian forces capture small villages near Snihurivka and was appointed as governor of the Mykolaiv MCA. His administration was preparing a referendum to join Russia. On 11 September, following a major Ukrainian counteroffensive, it was announced that the proposed annexation referendum would be "indefinitely" postponed. On 11 November Ukrainian forces regained control of almost all of Mikolayiv oblast with only the Kinburn Peninsula remaining under Russian occupation.https://twitter.com/TpyxaNews/status/1591034997183746049

References

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