Captive Russian commandos Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov on scout before engagement near Shchastia on May 16, 2015. VIDEO New evidence of the murder of Ukrainian soldier Vadym Puhachev by Russian special forces captain Yevgeny Yerofeyev has been released. 91 409 92 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives
Russia proposes to exchange Sentsov and Kolchenko for detained GRU commandoes Representatives of the Russian Federation proposed to exchange Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov and activist Oleksandr Kolchenko convicted in Russia for Russian special forces officers Alexander Aleksandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev detained in Ukraine. 61 832 337 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives Sentsov-Kolchenko verdict
Pre-trial investigation of Russian commandoes Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov case completed, Ukraine’s chief military prosecutor says Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have completed the pre-trial investigation of the case of Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU) operatives Alexander Aleksandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev, detained near the town of Shchastia in Ukraine’s Luhansk region. 26 010 137 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Detained Russian Major Starkov addressed President Putin. VIDEO (in Russian) Detained Russian officer Vladimir Starkov addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin attempting to convince him he was an acting officer of the Russian army. 176 604 489 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives
Tandit: Our priority is liberation of captive Ukrainians, so we consider exchange of Russian commandos Ukraine's priority is liberation of captive Ukrainians from terrorists and Russian military. Therefore, the authorized persons are considering an exchange of the captive Russian commandos despite their crimes in the territory of Ukraine. 39 741 342 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives
SBU published recent photos of the Russian commandos Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov: "Their trial is scheduled for September". PHOTOS Advisor to the Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine Yurii Tandit made pictures of Russian GRU operatives Aleksandrov and Yerofeyev. 84 974 250 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Russian Defense Ministry officially disowned captured GRU officers Aleksandrov and Yerofeyev. DOCUMENT The Russian Defense Ministry officially disowned the GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff - ed.) representatives Aleksandrov and Yerofeyev captured in May on the "LPR"-controlled territory. 137 723 657 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Mother of detained Russian special forces operative Aleksandrov asks Kremlin not to abandon her son Mother of Russian special forces operative Aleksandrov, detained in the Donbas, says her son never told her of his discharge from the army. She is afraid to pick up the phone. 135 666 450 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
“… and then, f*ck it, our battalion commander will see how we thr#w,” – phone video by Russian commando Aleksandrov. VIDEO (full version) Full version of the video from Donbas-captured Russian commando Aleksandrov’s phone was posted online. Beware of strong language (in Russian)! 262 688 439 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives
“I hugged Ukrainian ground as though it was my home,” - MP Lutsenko showed phone video of detained commando Aleksandrov in Parliament. VIDEO The Head of the parliamentary group Petro Poroshenko Bloc demonstrated a fragment of a video from Donbas-captured Russian commando Aleksandrov’s phone in the Parliament. 130 184 306 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives
Arrested Russian special forces soldiers receive adequate medical treatment and actively cooperate with investigation, - SBU. PHOTOS Arrested Russian special forces operatives Captain Yevgeniy Yerofeyev and Sergeant Alexander Aleksandrov receive adequate medical treatment and actively cooperate with investigation. 47 749 165 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Poroshenko awarded servicemen who detained Russian subversives near Shchastia. PHOTOS The president has met with servicemen from the 92nd separate mechanized brigade of the operative command “East” of the Land Forces of Ukraine who detained Russian servicemen Yevhen Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov in a battle near Shchastya on May 16 during his working visit to the Donetsk region. 37 537 145 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
GRU soldier Aleksandrov on his conversation with Russian consul: "I asked about my sudden dismissal. He promised to check with the Defense Ministry". VIDEO The detained commandos met with the Russian consul. The diplomat said negotiations on the account of a prisoner exchange were underway, but noted that the exchange was unlikely while they were under investigation. The Russian consul also said that the commandos were likely to go to jail, but not for long. 155 666 553 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Russia does not hold any talks with Ukraine regarding detained commandos - Head of SBU Nalyvaichenko There have been no appeals to Ukraine regarding two detained Russian GRU soldiers on the part of the Russian Federation through the official channels. 17 577 82 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Russian soldiers of the GRU military installation in Togliatti banned from using cell phones and social networks – Dozhd TV Channel Soldiers of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian armed forces in Togliatti have been banned from using mobile phones and ordered to delete their accounts on social networks at least until the summer. 59 739 265 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives
Case of detained Russian commandos will got to court in two or three months - SBU SBU promises to complete the re-trial investigation into the case of detained Russian GRU soldiers Yevgeniy Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov within two to three months. 8 126 37 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Russia demands release of captive special forces operatives, Putin's press secretary says Spokesperson of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian side is taking all necessary measures to release the captive Russian commandos detained May 17 by the Ukrainian soldiers as a result of the skirmish in the vicinity of Shchastia city in the Luhansk region. 213 036 644 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
There exist evidence that Russian commandos in Donbas are on rotation, Security Service of Ukraine Russian commandos of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) have been on rotation in Donbas since 2014 for reconnaissance and sabotage activities. 31 589 177 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Russia de facto recognized the detained commandos: Russian Embassy demands meeting with Russian servicemen Russian embassy in Kyiv has demanded a meeting of the consular staff with Russian servicemen Alexander Aleksandrov and Yevgeniy Yerofeyev detained on Ukrainian territory during a military engagement. 197 751 833 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Putin may get involved in release of detained Russian commandos - State Duma In addition to the Defense and Foreign Ministries of the Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin may get involved in the matter of releasing the detained Russian special forces troops captured in Ukraine. 179 966 617 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Representatives of OSCE, Amnesty International and EU monitoring mission visit captive Russian special forces operatives in the hospital. PHOTO The OSCE, Amnesty International and the European Union monitoring mission visited the two Russian special forces servicemen in the hospital in Kyiv. 79 494 214 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
"Third brigade of special forces from Togliatti is deployed in Luhansk" - SBU posted video of interrogation of the two captured GRU officers. VIDEO with English subtitles Security Service of Ukraine posted a video (with English subtitles) showing Russian special forces officers, who were captured near Shchastia a few days ago, being interrogated. 163 513 562 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Detained Russian servicemen are not prisoners of war but terrorists - General Staff The Russian military captured in Luhansk will not be exchanged for captive Ukrainians. 75 883 431 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Russian special forces urgently leaving Brianka in Luhansk region - General Staff Russian soldiers of the 3rd GRU special purpose brigade of the Russian armed forces are urgently leaving the town of Brianka in the Luhansk region. 281 977 664 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives
Russian Defense Ministry demands Ukraine to release captive "former" Russian servicemen The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation urged Kyiv "to stop tortures and release former Russian servicemen" who were detained by the Security Service of Ukraine. 344 542 1 576 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives