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Kraken Regiment
The Kraken Regiment ( uk, Спецпідрозділ «Kraken», translit=Spetspidrozdil «Kraken») is a Ukrainian military volunteer unit, part of the spetsnaz units of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) formed in 2022 as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Named after the mythical sea creature, the regiment was formed by veterans of the Azov Regiment and has successfully liberated several occupied villages during the fighting, later also taking part in counter offensives and sabotage operations, becoming one of the more high-profile volunteer units in the war. History Origin Many of the eventual members of the Kraken Regiment were amongst those who gathered in the Kharkiv hideouts that had been stashed with arms in preparation for the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. At the same time, Kostiantyn Nemichev, who was at the time head of the local National Corps, was gathering volunteer soldiers. They took part in the defence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emblem Of The Defence Intelligence Of Ukraine
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Vilkhivka, Kharkiv Oblast
Vilkhivka ( uk, Вільхівка) is a village in the Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Vilkhivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. History During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ..., Vilkhivka was conquered by the Russian invaders, but was liberated on 27 March by the Ukrainian Army. References Villages in Kharkiv Raion {{Kharkiv-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Propaganda In Russia
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Far-right Politics
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Ukrainian Soldiers Of The Kraken Regiment During An Engagement In The Northwest Of Kupiansk
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Oleksandr Syrskyi
Oleksandr Stanislavovych Syrskyi (; born 26 July 1965) is a Ukrainian military officer. Holding the rank of Military ranks of Ukraine#Rank insignia currently in force, Colonel general, he has been the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces since 2019. Previously, he was the commander of the Joint Forces Operation from May to August 2019. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Syrskyi commanded the defence of Kyiv. From September 2022, he commands the 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive, Kharkiv counteroffensive. Biography Syrskyi graduated from the Moscow Higher Military Command School, the Soviet Union’s leading higher military educational institution. Before War in Donbas (2014–2022), the war in Donbass in the 2000s, he commanded the 72nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine), 72nd Mechanized Brigade and was promoted to major general. As of 2013, he was the First Deputy Chief of the Main Command Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and was involved in the then process ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryansk Oblast
Bryansk Oblast (russian: Бря́нская о́бласть, ''Bryanskaya oblast''), also known as Bryanshchina (russian: Брянщина, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Bryansk. As of the Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census, its population was 1,169,161. Geography Bryansk Oblast lies in western European Russia in the central to western parts of the East European Plain, on the divide between the Desna River, Desna and Volga River, Volga drainage basin, basins. The oblast borders with Smolensk Oblast in the north, Kaluga Oblast in the northeast, Oryol Oblast in the east, Kursk Oblast in the southeast, Chernihiv Oblast, Chernihiv and Sumy Oblasts of Ukraine in the south, and with Gomel Region, Gomel and Mogilev Region, Mogilev Oblasts of Belarus in the west. The relief is a typical East European Plain landscape, with alternating rolling hills and shallo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soledar
Soledar ( uk, Соледа́р, ; ), formerly known as Karlo-Libknekhtovsk ( uk, Карло-Лібкнехтівськ, Karlo-Libknekhtivs'k, 1965–1991), is a city in the Bakhmut Raion, which is located in what is internationally recognised as the Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. The city lies from Bakhmut, and its population was 10,490 in January 2022. Since 11 January 2023, the city has reportedly been controlled by Russia, which considers the city to be part of its Donetsk People's Republic. History During the second half of the 17th century, the Don Cossacks settled in the region of Donbas. They built a village at the site of Soledar and named it Brіantsіvka (). In 1924, it was renamed to Karlo-Libknekhtovsk, and in 1965, after merging with nearby villages, received the status of a town. On 5 July 1991, the town changed its name to Soledar, which literally means "a gift of salt" in the Ukrainian and Russian languages, reflecting the long history of salt production in the area. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, ; russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy, (born 25 January 1978; also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy) is a Ukrainian politician and former comedian and actor who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019. Born to a Ukrainian Jewish family, Zelenskyy grew up as a native Russian speaker in Kryvyi Rih, a major city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine. Prior to his acting career, he obtained a degree in law from the Kyiv National Economic University. He then pursued a career in comedy and created the production company Kvartal 95, which produced films, cartoons, and TV shows including the TV series ''Servant of the People'', in which Zelenskyy played the role of the Ukrainian president. The series aired from 2015 to 2019 and was immensely popular. A political party bearing the same name as the television show was created in March 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novoselivske (Svatove Raion)
Novoselivske ( uk, Новоселівське) is a rural-type settlement in Kolomyichykha rural hromada, Svatove Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the population was 736. By January 2023, the town had no inhabitants as the population fled. History On 1 June 1932, the state farm Komsomolets was created by splitting the state farm Topoli from the nearby village of Volodymyrivka. Soon afterwards, the village of Novoselivske was created next to the Komsomolets farm. The farm had of land, 4,288 of which were arable land. In 1934, a small herd of 350 cows and a pig farm were brought to Komsomolets. The first director of the farm was a communist named Pestov, the party secretary was Smolyakov, the commissar was M. N. Korzunetsky, and the chief agronomist was N. I. Litovka. Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian forces captured Novoselivske around 6 March 2022, with the rest of Svatove Raion. Ukrainian forces led by the Kraken Regiment re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
92nd Mechanized Brigade
The 92nd Assault Brigade "Ivan Sirko" ( uk, 92-га окрема штурмова бригада, translit=92 okrema shturmova bryhada), abbreviated 92 OShBr (), is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Its honorific name is after Cossack military leader Ivan Sirko. The unit was formed in 1999 as the 6th Mechanized Division based on the 6th Division of the National Guard of Ukraine. In 2000 it was reorganized as the 92nd Mechanized Brigade. Following the Russo-Ukrainian war and the 2015 decommunization in Ukraine, the brigade's Soviet honors and heritage were purged. In August 2023, 92nd Mechanized Brigade was reformed to 92nd Assault Brigade. 48th Rifle Division (1920–1992) Names 2nd Tula Rifle Division48th Rifle Division118th Motor Rifle Division48th Motor Rifle Division Early history The division traces its heritage to the Soviet 48th Rifle Division that was established on 26 February 1920 by renaming the 2nd Tula Rifle Division. It became a territorial division af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izium
Izium or Izyum ( uk, Ізюм, ; russian: Изюм) is a city on the Donets River in Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Izium Raion (district). Izium hosts the administration of Izium urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is about southeast of the oblast capital, Kharkiv. Izium had a population of History In 1681, a Cossack fortress was built within a small settlement, which marks the foundation date of Izium.Изюм // Украинская Советская Энциклопедия. том 4. Киев, «Украинская Советская энциклопедия», 1980. стр.231 It grew to be an important defense against Tatar invasions of the region. In 1684 the five-domed Baroque cathedral of the Saviour's Transfiguration was built. The cathedral was renovated in 1902 and restored in 1955. In 1765, Izium became a city, and in 1780 became an administrative center of Izyumsky Uyezd, one of the subdiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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