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At one point in the period of July 1-4 during the fighting near [[Nikolaevka]], 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 (under the command of battalion commander [[V.P. Kononov|Vladimir Kononov (Donetsk People's Republic)]] stationed in [[Mospino]] and [[Ilovaisk]]. As deputy commander, 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]].
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