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On April 15, 2014, under Ivanov’s command, the ROVS issued an appeal to members of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] calling for the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces|Ukrainian Army]] to be prevented from being drawn into further conflict to avoid bloodshed and escalation.
In June 2014, Ivanov and a detachment of ROVS volunteers deployed to [[Krasnodon]], [[Luhansk Oblast]], where they traveled to [[Sloviansk]] in the [[Donetsk Oblast]]. There, they met up with [[Russian separatist forces in Donbas|forces of the Donetsk People's Republic]] who were defending the city. By that time, [[Sloviansk]] had already become surrounded by Ukrainian forces and so
At one point during the fighting near [[Nikolaevka]] on July 1-4, Ivanov’s unit was surrounded but they were able to break through and link back up with friendly forces back in [[Sloviansk]].
On July 6, 2014, attached to the Slavic brigade, Ivanov arrived in Donetsk and was appointed deputy commander of the 2nd infantry Slavic battalion. As deputy commander, Ivanov oversaw the garrisons in [[Mospino]] and [[Ilovaisk]]. For some time Ivanov directly supervised the defense preparation of [[Ilovaisk]] against any offensives attempted by the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]].
As a result of his and his volunteers actions, Ivanov achieved the rank of Major and became the first head of the political department of the [[Russian separatist forces in Donbas|DPR militia]].
Though the ROVS volunteer detachment took part in the [[Siege of Sloviansk|defense of Sloviansk]], Ivanov, as head of the political department, pursued a policy of non-partisanship and advocated the revival of the traditions of the Russian Army in the ranks of the militia.
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