"Alpha" Special Operations Centre has destroyed hundreds of air defence systems and is inflicting 20 per cent casualties on infantry. VIDEO
The Security Service of Ukraine has marked the 32nd anniversary of the establishment of the ‘Alpha’ Special Operations Centre. The unit is one of the most effective within the Defence Forces and has topped the rankings for the past three months in terms of the number of enemy personnel and equipment neutralised using unmanned systems.
According to Censor.NET, this was announced by the acting head of the SSU, Yevhen Khmara, as he congratulated the special unit on the 32nd anniversary of its establishment.
He noted that the special forces of the ‘Alpha’ Centre for Special Operations inflict significant losses on Russian troops on a daily basis, both at the front and deep behind enemy lines.
According to published data, since the start of the full-scale war, the unit has destroyed:
- 1,896 tanks;
- 3,458 armoured combat vehicles;
- 344 multiple launch rocket systems;
- 3,952 artillery systems;
- 649 air defence systems.
It is also reported that over 540 electronic warfare and reconnaissance systems, as well as tens of thousands of enemy drones and ground-based robotic systems, have been destroyed.
Strikes on strategic targets deep within Russian territory
The SSU notes that the unit is taking part in special operations on Russian territory, targeting key military and energy infrastructure facilities.
These include the Moscow oil refinery, the ‘Tamanneftegaz’ terminal, the gas terminal at the port of ‘Temryuk’, the port infrastructure at ‘Ust-Luga’ and the ‘Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez’ oil refinery.
Separate mention is made of the participation of ‘Alpha’ Special Forces fighters in Operation ‘Spider’s Web’, during which, according to the SSU, 41 Russian aircraft were destroyed, resulting in total losses of over 7 billion dollars.
The unit’s role in the war and its honours
The SSU emphasises that "Alpha" operates at tactical, operational and strategic levels, carrying out missions both on the front line and behind enemy lines.
Since the start of the full-scale war, 25 members of the unit have been awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine, and over a thousand fighters have received state honours.
The agency emphasises that these results are part of a systematic effort to reduce the enemy’s combat capability.
