Viktor O. Matiukhin (Kazakh)

He graduated from a construction technical school, was involved in airport design, and worked as a film mechanic. He lived in Russia. He entered a theological seminary, sang in a choir, and painted icons. He served in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra of the Russian Orthodox Church as an igumen, with the church name Moses, but over time he renounced his rank and, as a simple monk, joined the Catacomb Church (IPC). He was a member of the Cossack community of Sergiev Posad and an active participant in the Russian nationalist movement, taking part in Russian marches in Moscow, and in 2008 he broke through the OMON border on Arbat. He was pursued by the FSB. In the spring of 2015, he arrived in Ukraine and learned the Ukrainian language. Initially, he fought in Luhansk region as part of the "Holy Mary" battalion, in the volunteer special forces formation "Viking," and received the rank of captain from the NGO "International Academy of Cossacks." In the summer of 2015, he worked for a while as a security guard at the Fastiv woodworking plant. In the Volunteer Ukrainian Corps "Right Sector" — since the summer of 2016, he was the oldest fighter in the company and had extensive combat experience.