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Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Wagner mercenaries detained in Moldova in Avengers international operation
Ukrainian and Moldovan police have detained three Wagner Group mercenaries and other fighters from illegal armed groups involved in Russia's war against Ukraine. Source: Ukraine's National Police; Ivan Vyhivskyi, Chief of National Police; Prosecutor General's Office Details: The three detainees are Moldovan nationals who participated in the battle for Donetsk airport, the capture of Bakhmut and the encirclement of Debaltseve between 2014 and 2023. They fought as part of the Wagner group, the Somali battalion and other armed formations of the so-called DPR [the Russian-backed Donetsk People's Republic - ed.] and Russia. Some of them received medals and awards from the Russian forces' military command. More than 200 police officers were involved in the operation to detain the mercenaries. Law enforcement officers from both countries carried out over 50 searches at the suspects' residences and registration addresses as part of the first phase of the Avengers international police operation. As a result, documents, computer equipment and mobile phones were seized, containing messages, photos and videos with information about recruitment, service conditions in the Wagner group and evidence of the suspects' participation in combat operations in Ukraine. Moldovan police have charged the three suspects under Article 141.1 of Moldova's Criminal Code for serving as mercenaries in an armed conflict, engaging in war-related or other violent actions aimed at overthrowing or undermining constitutional order or violating the territorial integrity of the state. The court is currently deciding on their pre-trial detention, and they face up to 10 years in prison. Authorities note that these are just the first of 85 Moldovan nationals identified by Ukrainian police as having fought for Russia. Ukraine's National Police has launched a special criminal investigation to document all cases of recruitment, training, financing and deployment of these individuals in combat against Ukraine. With the support of the International Police Cooperation Department of the National Police of Ukraine, their data has already been handed over to the relevant Moldovan law enforcement agencies, where a new series of pre-trial investigations has begun. Quote from Vyhivskyi: "Over 200 police officers from both countries worked to document the crimes of the invaders. These are just the first among 85 Moldovan citizens identified by Ukrainian police as having fought on Russia's side. We have gathered information on their service records, family ties, contacts and current locations. A report with our findings has already been sent to European law enforcement agencies, stressing the urgent need to establish an international database of war mercenaries and coordinate efforts to combat this growing threat. We are bringing this issue to the global stage and working with every civilised nation to address it. We have identified 37 private military companies created by Russia to wage war in Ukraine and beyond since 2014. This poses serious risks for Europe, including societal destabilisation, a rise in organised crime, and the return of battle-hardened mercenaries to EU countries." Support UP or become our patron!
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian secret services do not pay for terrorist attacks and kill perpetrators, National Police says
The National Police of Ukraine has warned that Russian secret services search for perpetrators of terrorist attacks through social media, but in the end, they do not pay them and kill the recruited individuals. Source: Chief of National Police Ivan Vyhivskyi Quote from Vyhivskyi: "Regarding police officers, they [Russian secret services – ed.] come up with various methods and ways to commit such crimes. We even have a case in one oblast where a police unit was called to an apartment where an explosive device was disguised as a children's toy. Russia recruits our citizens, mostly young people aged 20 and under. These are individuals who do not fully understand the responsibility and consequences of their actions, as they have low social responsibility. In Chernivtsi, these were people involved in drug trafficking, and we documented them. I want to point out that the Russians, in most cases, do not pay the promised money. Moreover, the last two cases – one in Rivne and today's case – show that they kill the recruited individuals." Background: In recent months, attempts to carry out terrorist attacks with explosions targeting administrative buildings have become more frequent. Russian agents have targeted police, military enlistment offices, the Security Service of Ukraine, the Military Law-Enforcement Service, Ukraine's national postal service Ukrposhta, and others. On 5 February, an explosion occurred outside a military enlistment office in the city of Kamianets-Podilskyi in Ukraine's west. A man who was delivering explosives died in a blast. Four others were injured and are in a moderate condition. Support UP or become our patron!
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian spies accused of orchestrating bomb attacks on Ukrainian army offices
Ukraine has accused Russian spies of orchestrating several bomb attacks on its army recruitment offices, as authorities revealed the latest attack killed one person and injured four. An attack on Wednesday hit a conscription centre in the western Khmelnytskyi region. A man approached a checkpoint in the office, clutching a bag and asking to hand over a package. An explosion then happened, killing the man. Another conscription officer was shot dead at a petrol station last week. Separately, a young man was blown up last Saturday by an explosive device he had brought into a draft office in the northwestern city of Rivne, according to Ukrainian authorities. Russian spies allegedly recruited the man and Russian security officers are said to have detonated the device remotely after he had entered the draft office. Eight Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the blast. National police chief Ivan Vyhivskyi said: "We... understand this is a deliberate attack by Russian special services that aims to create a false opinion in society, destabilise the situation and create a negative attitude towards the security and defence forces." Mr Vyhivskyi said there had been nine attacks organised by Russia already this year, including three targeting police officers. He did not provide evidence of Russian involvement, though such information is generally withheld for security reasons. The police chief said Russian intelligence officers were recruiting young men or people of "low social responsibility" to stage the attacks in return for money. Read more: "The Russians in most cases do not pay the money to these people. Moreover, these last two cases indicate they liquidate the people they recruit," Mr Vyhivskyi said. There was no immediate comment from Russia on the Ukrainian allegations. The blasts have piled more pressure on an already troubled national campaign to draft civilians into the armed forces. Enthusiasm among many military-age men to enlist has faded considerably since the start of the war. Senior military officials openly point to manpower shortages as a problem at the front, where Russian troops are advancing.
Sky News
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
Russian spies accused of orchestrating bomb attacks on Ukrainian army offices
Ukraine has accused Russian spies of orchestrating several bomb attacks on its army recruitment offices, as authorities revealed the latest attack killed one person and injured four. An attack on Wednesday hit a conscription centre in the western Khmelnytskyi region. A man approached a checkpoint in the office, clutching a bag and asking to hand over a package. An explosion then happened, killing the man. Another conscription officer was shot dead at a petrol station last week. Separately, a young man was blown up last Saturday by an explosive device he had brought into a draft office in the northwestern city of Rivne, according to Ukrainian authorities. Russian spies allegedly recruited the man and Russian security officers are said to have detonated the device remotely after he had entered the draft office. Eight Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the blast. National police chief Ivan Vyhivskyi said: "We... understand this is a deliberate attack by Russian special services that aims to create a false opinion in society, destabilise the situation and create a negative attitude towards the security and defence forces." Mr Vyhivskyi said there had been nine attacks organised by Russia already this year, including three targeting police officers. He did not provide evidence of Russian involvement, though such information is generally withheld for security reasons. The police chief said Russian intelligence officers were recruiting young men or people of "low social responsibility" to stage the attacks in return for money. "The Russians in most cases do not pay the money to these people. Moreover, these last two cases indicate they liquidate the people they recruit," Mr Vyhivskyi said. There was no immediate comment from Russia on the Ukrainian allegations. The blasts have piled more pressure on an already troubled national campaign to draft civilians into the armed forces. Enthusiasm among many military-age men to enlist has faded considerably since the start of the war.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Yahoo
Explosion at military enlistment office in Kamianets-Podilskyi: man bringing explosives died at the scene
A man who was delivering explosives has died in a blast outside a military enlistment office in the city of Kamianets-Podilskyi in Ukraine's west. Four others have been injured and are in a moderate condition. Source: Kamianets-Podilskyi Mayor Mykhailo Positko on the 24/7 national joint newscast; Chief of National Police Ivan Vyhivskyi at a briefing, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine Quote from Positko: "The individual who was killed had been delivering items to a serviceman at the military enlistment office... Regarding the four people who were injured, we know that two are Military Medical Board doctors – they are in a moderate condition. One was a passer-by, and one is a serviceman." Details: Vyhivskyi explained that a man approached the military enlistment office checkpoint carrying a bag, claiming it was a delivery. The explosion happened at that instant. He confirmed that four people had been hurt and the perpetrator was killed. The police chief stated that this is the ninth such attack. Vyhivskyi said the Russian secret services have been behind recent explosions and assassination attempts near military enlistment offices, their objective being to destabilise Ukrainian society by instilling negative sentiments towards the security and defence forces. Support UP or become our patron!
