Gurlukovich Mercenaries

The Gurlukovich Mercenaries, also known as Gurlukovich Soldiers, were an army of over 1,000 Russian mercenaries, comprising former Spetsnaz GRU soldiers. The mercenaries were mainly involved in the Tanker Incident in 2007 and the Big Shell Incident in 2009. The army was commanded by Sergei Gurlukovich and later by his daughter Olga Gurlukovich.

Ranks

 * командир/Komandir (Commander)
 * Лейтенант командир/Leytenant Komandir (Lieutenant Commander)
 * капитан/kapitan (Captain)
 * Старший лейтенант/Starshiy Leytenant (Senior Lieutenant)
 * лейтенант/Leytenant (Lieutenant)
 * Старший сержант/Starshiy Serzhant (Senior Sergeant)
 * Сержант/Serzhant (Sergeant)
 * солдат/Soldat (Soldier)