Dmitry Petrov (anarchist)

Dmitry Petrov
Дмитрий Петров
Personal details
Born(1989-09-09)9 September 1989
Soviet Union
Died19 April 2023(2023-04-19) (aged 33)
Bakhmut, Ukraine
Cause of deathKilled in action
NationalityRussian
Political party Combat Organization of Anarcho-Communists
Other political
affiliations
Russian opposition
Alma materMoscow State University
OccupationEthnographer
Websiteleshy.info/en/
Nickname(s)Ilya Leshiy,
Phil Kuznetsov
Military service
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch/service Armed Forces of Ukraine
Years of service2022–2023
Unit Resistance Committee
95th Air Assault Brigade
Battles/wars

Dmitry Dmitrievich Petrov (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Петров; 1989–2023), also known by his nom de guerre Ilya Leshiy (Ukrainian: Ілля Лєший) and under other pseudonyms, was a Russian anarchist activist, ethnographer and historian. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he volunteered for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and was killed in the battle of Bakhmut.