Spring by the Command of the Black Sea Fleet: What is known about the activity of "Athesh" in occupied Crimea

The channel, which is told about the actions of the Ukrainian guerrillas "Attesh" in the Crimea, has been existed since 2022. This year, they focused on the creation of resistance centers and prepared for the release of the peninsula, said the head of the group. In Crimea there are guerrillas, which transmit information to the forces of Ukraine's defense forces. The group includes both Ukrainians and Russians.

Some members have the opportunity to spy on the command of the Black Sea Fleet of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The actions of the Crimean guerrillas of the Atesh group were told by his leader named Eldar, according to the NV media portal. The journalists of the portal decided to find out the details of the work of the group "Atesh", the name of which, translated from the Crimean Tatar, is translated as "fire".

To do this, they turned to sources in Ukrainian special services, whose names are not disclosed. As a result, they managed to communicate with Eldar, who called the movement leader. The man said that the guerrillas perform a variety of tasks: from sabotage against the Russian military to tracking on the movement of military equipment and finding out the results of strokes of defense forces.

Eldar explained that the Russian soldiers who cooperate with the guerrillas help damage the equipment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and indicate the coordinates of the area where new forces are thrown. In addition, they manage to get even to documentation in parts. "Internal information about the state of affairs in Russian parts and many important documentation is also being transmitted," the guerrilla said.

One of the agents was able to transfer data on the location of the Russian Navy command, the interlocutor of journalists said. According to him, today one of the important tasks of the group is the creation of "resistance centers", which will contribute to the full liberation of Crimea from the Russian occupation. The guerrillas work using a special Telegram-channel called "Atesh", Eldar said. In a special chat bot, those who can send information that will help the resistance forces.

The Telegram channel "Atesh" was created in September 2022, the information of the information service shows. During the two years, it has grown to more than 50 thousand users. More than 4 thousand messages have been published, each of which is viewed an average of 24 thousand people. In one of the posts, the guerrillas really talk about the Russian military who helps the guerrillas and stayed on the Saratov training ground for some time.

On June 15, he sent footage from a car that carries the living force of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation closer to the front line. Earlier, Focus wrote about events in Crimea on the basis of reports of resistance forces. For example, on June 14, the guerrillas told about the installation of air defense, which should protect the Crimean bridge from blows from the air. On June 10, they reported evacuation of families of Russian servicemen who were in a hurry to leave the peninsula.