At least four of Kiev’s fighters were killed, the Federal Security Service has said, claiming that some of them were foreign mercenaries
A Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group unsuccessfully tried to break through the Russian border in Bryansk Region on Sunday, the Federal Security Service (FSB) has said, noting that several of Kiev’s fighters taking part in the attack were foreign mercenaries.
In a statement released on Monday, the FSB announced that Bryansk Region’s border patrol and local armed forces had killed four Ukrainian troops after encountering them trying to break into Russian territory in Klimovsk district. The rest of the invading group were later targeted with artillery strikes and also suffered unspecified casualties, according to the report.
The fallen Ukrainian fighters were found to be equipped with foreign weapons and equipment, as well as personal items indicating that they belonged to “third countries,” such as a Canadian flag, a Polish prayer book, and a notepad with notes on tactics in English.
Additionally, one of the would-be invaders also reportedly had tattoos of the 75th Ranger Regiment – a special forces airborne reconnaissance regiment of the US Army. The elite group is said to specialize in reconnaissance, sabotage and diversion behind enemy lines, capturing and holding airfields, as well as destroying strategically important enemy facilities and capturing or eliminating high-ranking officials.
The regiment, also known as the Army Rangers, is said to be capable of deploying one battalion of fighters within eighteen hours of alert notification and is regarded as one of the US military’s most extensively used units.
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October 28, 2024 at 08:30PM
RT