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The result was Speedy keep. WP:SNOW. (non-admin closure) GRuban (talk) 13:31, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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This individual is of little notability. Barely covered in any media. He only recently resurfaced due to being missing. Definitely does not deserve his own article. BeŻet (talk) 10:02, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Military, Russia, and Texas. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 10:10, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep, given more than 3 independent sources, all national newspapers or news sources, over a period of time (2015 to 2022), having him as the primary (or one of the primary) subjects of the articles; reaches WP:NBASIC. Klbrain (talk) 12:24, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. Definitely notable, I found his name in Russian press and started googling. Lots of coverage. Tiphareth (talk) 16:11, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep, He has been a subject of interest many times since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine in 2014. 2600:1007:B037:10F5:1556:E6F3:9C9A:6781 (talk) 19:20, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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