E.N.O.T. Corp.

E.N.O.T. Corp (Russian: ЧВК «ЕНОТ», romanized: ChVK «YENOT»; also frequently written as ENOT Corp) is a Russian private military company founded by Igor Mangushev.

E.N.O.T. Corp.
Единые народные общинные товарищества
FounderIgor Mangushev X
Dates of operation2011–2019[1]
Battles and wars
Designated as a terrorist group by Ukraine[2][3]

It has undertaken mercenary work in Ukraine, Syria, and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Etymology

E.N.O.T. is an acronym of the organisation's full name, Russian: Единые народные общинные товарищества, romanized: Yedinyye narodnyye obshchinnyye tovarishchestva, lit. 'United People's Communal Partnerships'. Enot (енот) is also Russian for racoon, the animal the group uses as a logo.[4]

The organisation is sometimes known as the Yenot or Racoon PMC.[5]

History and activities

E.N.O.T. was founded in 2011[6] by Russian nationalist and Svetlaya Rus founder Igor Mangushev[4][7] to bring together various Donbas-based militias and give them a more official status and ability to process funds for fighter's salaries, pensions, and other social protections.[8][7] E.N.O.T. has undertaken armed activities in Ukraine, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh.[4] In 2012, the group provided military training at a gathering of right-wing militiamen to over 450 individuals, earning 1,500,000₽ ($86449 international dollars in 2012) over the course of the three-day event.[9]

Since 2015, the group has been providing military training in camps in Serbia, Donbas and Belarus.[4] Training camp participants include children aged between 12 and 18 from Russia, Montenegro, Serbia, Belarus, Transnistria and South Ossetia.[4] The Serbian training camp, operated by Bosnian War veterans, was shut down by the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2018 citing child abuse concerns.[4] On 7 November 2018, in response to the training of children, Russia's Federal Security Service and police force arrested members of E.N.O.T., releasing them the following day.[4]

E.N.O.T. brands itself in Russia as русская православная община (lit. 'Russian Orthodox community') and officially registered with the Russian Ministry of Justice in May 2016 as a non-profit organization.[4] The official purpose was stated as the promotion and protection of patriotic youth, although as of 2018, the group had not submitted any official reports on activities.[4] Since 2015, E.N.O.T. has received support from the Russian government for activities in Syria and Karabakh.[7] E.N.O.T. was active in the Russo-Ukrainian War and supported the war in Donbas.[7]

Disbanding

The company was disbanded on order of its founder and leader Mangushev some time in 2019. Afterwards, the former leadership of the company would be persecuted by the Russian government.[1] In 2021, E.N.O.T. treasurer Vladimir Morozov was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for extortion.[10] In 2022, organisation leader Roman Telenkevich was sentenced to 13 years in prison for organising a criminal community, extortion, and threatening to kill or cause grievous bodily harm.[11] In early February 2023, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, founder Igor Mangushev was fatally shot in the back of the head at a Russian vehicle checkpoint in Kadiivka.[12][13] Following Mangushev's death, any remaining members still holding out were largely absorbed into other units and organizations.[1]

See also

References
  1. Askew, Joshua. "Everyone is talking about Wagner. But who are Russia's other mercenaries?". Euronews. Yahoo! News. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. "Ukraine's Parliament Recognizes Wagner as Transnational Criminal Organization". Kyiv Post. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. "Проект Постанови про Звернення Верховної Ради України до Організації Об'єднаних Націй, Європейського Парламенту, Парламентської Асамблеї Ради Європи, Парламентської Асамблеї ОБСЄ, Парламентської Асамблеї НАТО, Парламентської Асамблеї ОЧЕС, урядів і парламентів держав світу про визнання російських приватних військових компаній терористичними організаціями" [Draft Resolution on Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine's Address to the United Nations, European Parliament, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, BSEC Parliamentary Assembly, and governments and parliaments of the countries of the world on recognition of Russian private military companies as terrorist organisations]. Verkhovna Rada (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. Никитин, Дмитрий (2018-11-09). "ФСБ начала задерживать участников ЧВК E.N.O.T." Daily Storm (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  5. "Wife of neo-Nazi Russian army captain calls husband's wound "failed execution attempt"". The Insider (in Russian). 6 Feb 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  6. ""Еноты" в клетке". Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru (in Russian). 1997-04-05. Archived from the original on 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  7. Goble, Paul. "Russian Nationalist Group, Acting as a Private Military Company, Worries Kremlin". Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  8. Tumanov, Grigory (2015-03-23). "Послевоенные действия". Kommersant Vlast (in Russian). p. 34. Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  9. Полухина, Юлия (22 February 2019). ""Еноты" в клетке: Как участники событий в Крыму и на Донбассе потеряли кураторов, деньги и свободу" [“Raccoons” in a cage: How participants in the events in Crimea and Donbass lost curators, money and freedom]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  10. "Суд в Туапсе приговорил идеолога ЧВК "ЕНОТ" к 10,5 годам колонии". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  11. "Суд приговорил главу ЧВК "Е.Н.О.Т." к 13 годам колонии строгого режима". Радио Свобода (in Russian). 2022-03-23. Archived from the original on 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  12. "Умер командир подразделения Народной милиции ЛНР Мангушев" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  13. "Notorious Russian nationalist Igor Mangushev shot dead in Ukraine". BBC News. 2023-02-08. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.


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