Lola Merkova (nicknamed Babushka, which is Russian for "old woman") was an elderly woman who led the civilian resistance movement against Nod when they were occupying their village. When Captain Nick Parker and the Dead 6 were moving through the village, she and her organization, with the help pf the Resistance Radio, informed them about any deeds he could do to hamper Nod's progress. She survived Nod's nuclear attack on the town and still relayed information to Havoc.