Known for his brutal control of the town of Horlivka, Igor Bezler goes by the nickname Bes ("demon"). According to the Guardian, Mr. Bezler is a from Crimea who once worked as a . He is 鈥渁 loose cannon liable to fight with the leadership of the Donetsk People鈥檚 Republic.鈥� He is alleged to have a and have fought in Chechnya and Afghanistan. Like Igor Girkin, Bezler presented by Russia鈥檚 actions in Crimea.
In his interview with the Guardian, Bezler showed off Ukrainian prisoners he was holding captive. When questioned about them, he grew angry saying, 鈥淭hey are fascists! So why should we stand on ceremony with them?鈥� His whereabouts are currently unknown with some Ukrainian media reporting that he . He was added to the on May 12.
