Ukrainian special forces carried out a bold attack on annexed Crimea this week. Commanders have told Vladimir Putin that this is just the start.
A group of 16 highly skilled soldiers attacked the area in the south of Ukraine that has been ruled by Russia since 2014. They carried out this mission during the early hours of Wednesday morning.
A video showed a group of soldiers called the Artan Special Forces Unit using five small boats that go fast on water and a bigger boat to reach the west coast. They then started fighting with the Russians in a very intense battle.
Ukraine said it caused a lot of damage to their enemies, but they also admitted that they experienced losses which included one of their soldiers being captured by Russian soldiers.
Their goal has been widely talked about after videos showed Ukrainian soldiers putting their country’s flag on the shore during the attack.
But now Ukraine is telling Russia that they have more secret attacks planned, and this time they will be even more secretive about them.
Artan commander Viktor Torkotiuk hinted that secret missions are already happening and will only be made known at a later time.
A very exciting moment occurred when Ukrainian soldiers attacked Crimea using jet-skis and fast boats.
“This operation by the Security and Defence Forces of Ukraine in Crimea is not the first one, and there will be more in the future,” he explained.
Many of them will only be recognized at a later time. This is a well-organized, strategic effort carried out by all the groups involved.
The bad guys will experience the results of what we did for a very long time.
‘We continuously show the Russian invaders that all the occupied areas will eventually be freed. ‘
A group of 16 highly skilled soldiers arrived on the west coast of Crimea and got involved in a intense battle with Russian soldiers.
A few Ukrainian military intelligence officers went on a trip from Vylkove to Crimea, which is 222 miles away. They travelled across the Black Sea. Vylkove is located on the Danube estuary.
According to international law, the area belongs to Ukraine even though Russia has taken control of it.
When they arrived, they quickly started fighting. The commander said that the Artan Special Forces unit of the Ukraine Defense Intelligence landed on the west coast of the peninsula, as well as on Tendra and Kinburn Spits.
The Special Forces fought hard against the Russian invaders in the taken land and caused big damage to the enemy.
Russia arrested a member of the raid team, identified as Alexander Lyubos, aged 46, and he was displayed on Russian television.
With his hands tied behind his back, he spoke on a channel owned by the Russian Defence Ministry. He said he was a soldier from Ukraine’s Chief Directorate of Defence Intelligence, Unit 0336.
While being questioned by the people who captured him, he admitted that the goal of the mission was to put a Ukrainian flag on Crimea.
A Ukrainian commander said that the Artan soldiers also fought at sea on their way back from a mission in Crimea.
The bad guys tried to follow the Special Forces in speedy boats with help from the air.
A spokesperson for Kyiv military intelligence, Andrey Yusov, said that there was a fight with the Russian invaders.
Many of the people who attacked were killed or injured.
Sadly, some Ukrainian soldiers have died, but the number of Russian casualties is much higher. A special plan is being carried out to take back control of Crimea.
We ask everyone who lives on the peninsula to be patient and help the Defence Forces in any way possible to bring back Ukrainian territories.
Russia said they successfully defended themselves against an attack and eliminated the group responsible for causing harm. The Federal Security Service (FSB) reported that one of the attackers was caught.
During questioning, it was found out that the rebellious group was planning to capture images and recordings of its members posing in front of the Ukrainian flag in Crimea.
Sergei Aksyonov, who was chosen by Putin to lead Crimea, said that they found a dead person wearing a special outfit for swimming. This person had two gunshot wounds.
He said he was killed in a fight with Russian border guards.
In Kharkiv, Russia attacked a cafe and shop with missiles this week, killing at least 52 innocent people including a six-year-old boy.
On Friday, scary pictures showed a 10-year-old boy wearing pajamas being rescued from the remains of his house after an attack hit the village of Hroza.