Sergei “Boatsman” Korotkikh (Сергей БОЦМАН Коротких), is a leading figure in the National Corps party1 and the former leader of the group National Socialist Society (Russia).
Korotkikh was born in Russia, but later moved to Belarus to participate in far-right politics as a member of the Belarussian branch of the Russian National Unity party2, he later returned to Russia to co-found and lead the National Socialist Society (Russia)3.
After the NSS was banned in Russia due to its members participating in a number of racially motivated murders, Korotkikh left for Ukraine, where he joined the Azov Battalion and later the National Corps party:
Attesting to Azov’s self-identification as a radical movement are statements made at the time by Sergey Korotkih, a prominent leader in the National Corps political party, who was appointed by Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov to lead his ministry’s Department for the Protection of Strategic Objects in 2015. Prior to this, Korotkih, formerly citizen of Belarus with reported ties to neo-Nazi organizations in Russia, was granted Ukrainian citizenship by President Petro Poroshenko in 2014
In an interview published by Azov’s online podcast in May 2015, Korotkih fawned over the Islamic State, and compared the Azov Regiment to the group.
“I can’t accept ISIS ideology but they’re awesome in what they do. I enjoy their movies very much. I drool over what’s going on in the territories they control”, Korotkih proclaimed during the interview (00:32:45 into the interview), in which he also characterized ISIS as “heroes of that time.”
“Heroes assemble here in Azov too. For the European civilization, Azov fighters are an example of such heroism that harkens back to Crusades and Middle Ages. Men that come together and leave for the unknown, to a foreign land with only two options: to win something for themselves or to die. That’s same as ISIS.”
Korotkih is currently a key figure in the Azov movement, and a reported associate of Avakov. In a recent video interview Korotkih admitted he is a national socialist and supports a pan-European, white nationalist, anti-Muslim agenda. During the interview Korotkih confirmed he met Avakov, and stated he’s friends with son of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Oleksandr Avakov.
Korotkikh is also reported to have ties to Rodion Batulin, a figure in the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment:
The Battalion’s official video clearly shows the neo-Nazi tattoos of its members—the Black Sun tattoo on the elbow. The man on the right is the Belarussian neo-Nazi Denis “Kit”. The man with the beard on the left is the well-known neo-Nazi Rodion Batulin, a Latvian with Belarusian citizenship who came to Ukraine to implement his ideas. In the summer of 2019, he was noted for his participation in the attack on former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Batulin is a close friend of another famous neo-Nazi who was originally from Russia, but who lived in Belarus for a long time: Sergei “Boatsman” Korotkikh.
Links
His Telegram: https://t.me/s/ua_stalker?before=1780 His YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Boatsman13
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