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воюющая сторона; активист; боевик (Ukrainian forces recaptured the city of Sloviansk on July 5, driving pro-Russian militants from the city and hoisting the Ukrainian flag over the city council. (Примечание: "ополченец" по-английски будет "militiaman") 4uzhoj); боевик |
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сторонник силового решения конфликта (Artjaazz) |
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боевик ("член ополчения", "ополченец" in English is a "militiaman"; Militant is sometimes used as a euphemism for terrorist or armed insurgent. The mass media sometimes uses the term "militant" in the context of terrorism. Journalists sometimes apply the term militant to movements using terrorism as a tactic. The mass media also has used the term militant groups or radical militants for terrorist organizations. In this usage, "militant" is virtually a euphemism for "terrorist": a Chechen militant alex) |
