Combat Terrorist Organization
The Combat Terrorist Organization was a Russian neo-Nazi gang active from 9 August 2003 to 2006. It was formed in Saint Petersburg by two members of the Mad Crowd skinhead group, namely, Dmitry Borovikov and Alexey Voyevodin.
The gang used exceptional secrecy to hide their activities. In contrast to other fascist groups, there were no skinheads among its members. The group also used exclusively confidential mobile phones to communicate. Authorities also discovered that they met very rarely in the open and avoided talking about ideology or tactics near power sockets, preferring to write their words on paper.
On June 14, 2011, the trial of eight members of the group began, with member Pavel Rumyantsev tried separately.
Ideology
The gang's main symbol was the swastika. By means of murder and terrorism, Dmitry Borovikov waged a campaign "to clear" St. Petersburg of non-white races such as Black, Armenoid, and Asians, who "fuck Russian women" and "by that profane race, give birth to bastards." His dream was allegedly to overthrow "the Jewish Russian Federation" and turn it into a monoethnic "Nordic Russia." The group sharply criticised Christianity while promoting neo-pagan ideology as an alternative. The group also introduced a propaganda that focused on the value of a healthy lifestyle and refusal of alcohol and drugs. Most members of the group were convinced hardline straight edgers. The group issued fanzines with titles such as Kill or To Be Killed, Straight Edge - Шторм Чистой Крови, Гнев Перуна, Smell of Hatred.Weapons
The main weapons used by the gang were knives, crossbows, and guns, such as rifles and pump-action shotgunsVoyevodin, one of the gang's leaders, inherited two apartments when his mother and grandmother died. He sold one and used the money to buy a car, 4 Saiga carbines, and radio sets to listen to police radio.
Attacks
- Armenian citizens Makvela Elamiryana and Liana Tumanyan on August 9, 2003, at the Nikolskoye settlement.
- Nigerian citizen Omordion Lavrense on October 2, 2003 at Tankista Khrustitskogo Street.
- A citizen from Georgia at Bolshaya Monetnaya Street and a Pakistani citizen on Leo Tolstoy Street on November 11, 2003.
Murders
| Date | Place | Name and age | Citizenship | Notes |
| 9 November 2003 | Kollontay Street | S. V. Bulantsov | Russian Federation | Stabbed to death |
| 14 December 2003 | 18 Marat Street | Kim Hyun-ik | North Korea | Killed with cold weapon and scraps of pipes. Group members stole more than 300,000 rubles from the victim |
| 9 February 2004 | Boytsova Lane | Hursheda Sultonova | Tajikistan | The cruelty of this crime shocked even the far-right of the far-right. |
| 7 June 2004 | Zakhodskoye settlement | Rostislav Gofman and Alexey Golovchenko | Russian Federation | Killed with knives and an arbalest, a type of crossbow. |
| 19 June 2004 | Victim's apartment | Nikolai Girenko | Russian Federation | Shot through a door |
| 7 April 2006 | Gorokhovaya Street | Samba Lampsar | Cameroon | Shot in the neck by a pump-action shotgun |