"Brotherhood" in the rear of the Russians: a group of Ukrainian special forces operates in the Russian Federation - The Guardian

About it reports the British edition of The Guardian, communicating with three members of the Brotherhood. 23-year-old Taras, 21-year-old Vladislav and their 39-year-old commander Alexei said that the Ukrainian authorities would deny any information about their unit's work. And the leaders of the Western countries are "glowing" when mentioning them.

The interlocutors from special forces told reporters that they have broad responsibilities: from the abduction of high -ranking Kremlin officials to the destruction of key facilities of military infrastructure and knocking down hostile aircraft in Russia. "It is very easy for us to cross the Russian border," Vladislav says. Technically, the Brotherhood Battalion works separately from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but special forces operate side by side with the official forces.

Civilians or the most capable of other volunteer battalions are recruited in the formation. Volunteers also emphasized that the Russian command vital to feel the "heat of battles in their own territory. " The fighter Taras said that two weeks ago he returned after an operation on which their group had to deliver a certain number of explosives to the territory of Russia and leave it in a certain place. "I do not know why and who this explosion was intended.

But I know for sure that some people in Russia are ready to help Ukrainians," he said. The military also reported that six weeks ago he completed the most successful operation, the task of which was to destroy the Russian helicopter, which transported high -ranking officials of the Russian Interior Ministry. The first attempt was unsuccessful, but soon the Ukrainian military carried out the second. "We shot from a portable anti-aircraft missile complex at a helicopter from a distance of 4 km.

Unfortunately, we did not see a hit because we were very far, but we heard the explosion. We left our positions quickly. We left the tripod on which the portable anti-aircraft -Prantic complex. We have returned twice as fast, "the fighter said. Regardless of whether the Kremlin officials were killed in the helicopter or not, it was a successful mission for Taras, which reached the main purpose of the battalion initiatives. "The helicopter was intended for the Russian leadership.

And the very fact that Ukrainian saboteurs are shooting on Russian commanders are already arousing tension in the Russians. It is nervous of the Russian command," he said. The last operation in Russia, in which Vladislav participated, was held a month ago in the Belgorod area. Several ammunition warehouses were destroyed there. In addition, he and his associates were tasked with capturing or killing one of the FSB high officials, the operation was not successful, and the goal had to be abandoned.

The problem was also a return back to Ukraine. "We met the border pledge of Russian border guards. We were four for four. We killed three Russians and easily wounded one. We seized it, took it to the territory of Ukraine and handed over to the Ukrainian military," the special for example said. In addition, on December 25, four Ukrainian saboteurs, Yuri Gorovets, Maxim Mikhailov, Taras Karpyuk and the novice of the mission Bogdan Lyagov were killed 12. 5 km from the Bryansk region of Russia.

We will remind, on January 31 the head of GUR Kirill Budanov did not confirm that according to the blows on the Crimean bridge and Russian aerodromes there is a Ukrainian special forces. However, he noted that he was "expected more" and told about the agent network within the Russian Federation. According to him, there are people on the territory of Russia "who are very easy to work with. " On January 25, the GUR special forces made the enemy's rear in the area of ​​the occupied new Kakhovka.