Russian Orthodox Army
| Russian Orthodox Army | |
|---|---|
| Русская православная армия | |
Emblem of the Russian Orthodox Army | |
| Leader | Pavel Gubarev |
| Dates of operation | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Active regions | Donbas, Ukraine |
| Ideology | |
| Size | 4,000 |
| Allies | |
| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131831/http://rusarmy.su/ |
The Russian Orthodox Army, ROA (Russian: Русская православная армия, Russkaya pravoslavnaya armiya) was a Russian separatist paramilitary group in Ukraine that has been fighting Ukrainian forces in the Donbas war. It was founded in 2014. The ROA was later absorbed into the Oplot Fifth Separate Infantry Brigade.