The Yaroschenko Organizatsiya is actually two gangs: the largely autonomous Brighton Beach/USA faction who identify with Sergei’s surname, plus a larger Organizatsiya in Kiev, Ukraine who call themselves the Sviatoshyn Gang. As of 1991, the hierarchy is as follows:
Pakhun
Sergei Yaroshenko
Avtoritet
Lev Moskalysk
Brighton Beach Advokat
Alexi Sokolsky (in training)
Volkhv/Spook
Alexi Sokolsky
Brighton Beach Kommandant
Nicolai Chiernenko
Brighton Beach Street Captain/Head of Security
Petro Kravets
Red Hook/East Village Kommandant
Vanya Kazupov
Red Hook Advokat
Yegor Gavrilyuk
Red Hook Street Captain
Ivan ‘Ivanko’ Andreichenko