Rusich Group
| Sabotage Assault Reconnaissance Group "Rusich" | |
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| Диверсионно-штурмовая разведывательная группа «Русич» | |
Patch of the Rusich Group featuring the kolovrat, a Slavic Pagan variant of the swastika | |
| Active | June 2014 – present |
| Country | Russia |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | sabotage and assault reconnaissance group |
| Size | a few hundred people |
| Part of | Army of the South-East Wagner Group |
| Colours | White, gold, black |
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| Website | vk |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Alexey Milchakov |
| Notable commanders | Alexey Milchakov Yan Petrovsky |
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| Flag (2014) | |
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The Sabotage Assault Reconnaissance Group (DShRG) "Rusich" (Russian: Диверсионно-штурмовая разведывательная группа «Русич», romanized: Diversionno-shturmovaya razvedyvatel'naya gruppa «Rusich») is a Russian far-right and neo-Nazi paramilitary unit that has been fighting against Ukrainian forces in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Its co-founder and leader is Alexey Milchakov and operates within the Wagner Group. "Rusich" fought on the side of pro-Russian military in the Donbas war from June 2014 to July 2015, and in the Russian invasion of Ukraine alongside Russian troops.