Leonid Khabarov
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Leonid Khabarov (Russian: Леони́д Васи́льевич Хаба́ров, IPA: [lʲɪɐˈnʲit xɐˈbarəf]; born May 8, 1947) is a former Soviet military officer whose battalion was the first Soviet Army unit to cross the border into the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan on December 25, 1979,[1] serving as the de facto beginning of the decade-long Soviet–Afghan War.[2] He received widespread media attention after he was arrested on charges of fomenting a coup d'état while serving as a Russian ROTC chief in 2011. He was accused of having created a master plot to overthrow local authorities in the Ural region of Russia for the purpose of launching a nationwide rebellion.
Leonid Khabarov | |
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Native name | Леонид Васильевич Хабаров |
Born | (1947-05-08) May 8, 1947 (age 77) Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, RSFSR |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
Service/ | Soviet Airborne Troops |
Years of service | 1966–1991 (active duty) 1991–2010 (ROTC) |
Rank | Colonel (ret.) |
Unit | 56th Guards Air Assault Brigade |
Commands held | 4th Air Assault Battalion |
Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War |
Awards | see Military awards |
Relations | see Family |
Other work | see In the ROTC |
Signature | |
Website | “Free Colonel Khabarov!”–movement Official website (in Russian) |
The indictment accused Khabarov of attempting to illegally purchase weapons.[citation needed] Trial sessions were routinely rescheduled,[3] but on 26 February 2013 the Sverdlovsk Regional Court sentenced Khabarov to 4+1⁄2 years in prison, despite nationwide protest.[4][5] Khabarov appealed to the Supreme Court of Russia, but his case was rejected.[6][7] On 2 July 2014 he was released on parole.[8]