Three
Ukraine elite Alpha group agents captured in Donetsk region
Three
members of Ukraine’s special anti-terrorist unit Aplha have been
detained during a covert mission in Donetsk region, amid the buildup
of Kiev’s military near the cities controlled by pro-federalization
forces.
RT,
27
April, 2014
Commander
of the “Donetsk Republic” self-defense forces, Igor Strelkov, has
confirmed reports that three members of the Alpha special tactical
assault group of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) have been
detained in the city of Gorlovka, in Donetsk region.
Their
task reportedly was to abduct one of the self-defense force leaders,
Igor Bezler, whose group is controlling the local police department
in Gorlovka, but instead they were captured themselves. The prisoners
were searched and blindfolded and brought to nearby Slavyansk, where
their guns, documents and IDs as well as other belongings were
demonstrated to the media during a press conference.
During
questioning, the detained officers revealed that a special unit that
has infiltrated the city comprised of seven men.
The
captives claimed they had no time for any wrongdoing as they “just
arrived”
in the city and were getting acquainted with it and investigating
approaches for fulfilling their mission, which they admitted was
“invariably impossible.”
They
did not say however who authorized the operation and was in control
of it. They also did not tell where the rest of the group went after
they split, or how many similar groups could be operating in the
region.
One
of the detainees hinted that they were afraid for the wellbeing of
their families. “If I did
something wrong,”
he said, “I think nothing
good would happen to my family.”
Although there were no direct threats to their families, he said that
was because the “mechanism
was not launched”
as they were abiding by orders.
The
members of the Ukrainian armed forces will now receive the status of
prisoners of war, Strelkov said, after which an attempt will be made
to exchange the commandos for members of pro-federalization activists
detained by Kiev.
За інфою сепаратистів-терористів це захоплені працівники ЦСО "А" СБУ(Альфа) #СБУ #горловка #горлівка #АТО #сепаратизм
The
agents’ capture came amid an attack
on a checkpoint near the neighboring Soledar city, where a group of
unidentified gunmen was flown-in by a helicopter and in a blitz
attack captured one of the self-defenders, forcing others to
temporary retreat.
Earlier
on Friday, self-defense forces in Slavyansk detained
eight foreign military observers, which they are calling “NATO
spies.”
At the time of the detention the “people’s mayor” of Slavyansk,
Vyacheslav Ponomaryov said, the group had “cards
with marks of all checkpoints”
which he says “serve
as proof of their intelligence activities under the guise of the OSCE
mission.”
The
detained team is indeed “not
OSCE monitors”
as widely reported, but instead was sent by OSCE member states in
accordance with the 2011 Vienna Document on military transparency,
the organization explained on Friday.
Despite
the plea from Moscow and the international community to release the
four Germans, a Bulgarian, Czech, Dane and a Pole, Ponomaryov has not
acceded to the request yet, as he has not rule out that the group
could be used in prisoner exchange for anti-government activists,
dozens of whom have been arrested by Kiev's coup-installed
authorities over the last month
Ukrainian
special forces team caught near Donetsk
27
April, 2014
RT
is reporting that 3 officers of the most elite anti-terrorist unit in
the Ukraine, they are called "A" or "Alpha", were
caught in the city of Gorlovka, near Donetsk. Read the full article
and watch the video of their interrogation by reporters here.
Now
let me provide some context here.
The
Ukrainian SBU is a truly frightening secret service. Ever since it's
foundation following the independence of the Ukraine the SBU did some
work arresting gangsters and criminals, but it's most feared mission
was to be the "enforcement" service of whoever was in
power. The top of the top of the SBU forces were supposed to be the
"A" or "Alpha" anti-terrorist forces. It is
rather cute that the proudly independent Ukies felt the need to use
the same designation as the hated Moskals whose famous anti-terrorist
group is called "A" (the Alpha thing is a media invented
misnomer and an attempt to sound like the US "Delta" Force;
in reality the group is called "the A Directorate").
Anyway, they call have the same name, but in terms of skills or
record the two groups are very different. For one thing, the Russian
"A" never was the enforcement service of the regime and
they had no political role or mission at all. Second, they really did
deal with anti-terrorism and very serious organized crime.
Still, by Ukrainian standards, these are the top of the top. These are also the folks who have been kidnapping anti-regime activists over the pasts months. I have to note that the previous commander of the Ukrainian Alpha was sacked for refusing to engage in operations against the Russian-speaking population - so there were some honorable officers in this group. But by now it is pretty clear who stayed. And they mission was typical too: to kidnap the head of the local police department.
The
hunters became prey
Instead,
the three wannabe kidnappers got caught themselves.
The
three captured today were lead by a Lieutenant-Colonel, no less. For
the Russian militias to have detected, intercepted and captured three
undercover Alpha officers is already fantastic, but to catch an Alpha
Lieutenant-Colonel is nothing short of miraculous. It is also a
testimony of the absolutely unique level of gross incompetence of the
Ukrainian security service to have such a high ranking operative
caught.
It
is also highly ironical.
For
days the regime in Kiev was reporting that it caught GRU (Russian
military intelligence) officers here, then there, then again over
there. They were never shown, of course. At the GRU HQ in Moscow they
laughingly declared that by now the Ukies had caught so many GRU
officers that the entire GRU personnel was now in captivity and the
GRU offices empty. So imagine the pain and embarrassment in Kiev when
they found out the self-organized militias of a small town near
Donetsk managed to capture 3 Alpha officers alive, including a
Lieutenant-Colonel.
The
video shows them pretty well-banged up - they did resist being
captured - and completely despondent. All three clearly realize that
their screwup deserves to be listed in the Guinness Book of Records
under the "amazing incompetence" heading.
The
past 24 hours have been a disaster for the junta in Kiev: first a
group of spies pretending to be with the OSCE got caught, and now 3
Alpha officers are also captured.
Except
attacking a few checkpoints and stealing its food and medicines, the
junta forces have so far totally failed to achieve anything. The
single most feared segment the junta's security and enforcement
apparatus was the SBU, which is also the best equipped and best
trained. And then this.
I
wonder what else could go wrong? Will a US national working for the
CIA be captured wearing a silly wig? Or maybe a junta official like
Avakov or Taruta?
Let's
just hope that nothing terrible happens tomorrow as the regime might
try something "macho" to save face, like Reagan did in
Grenada (arguable the worst military operation in modern history, by
the way).
Stay
tuned. Kind regards and good nite,
The
Saker
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