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Russia’s Armed Aggression against Ukraine Security Service of Ukraine Further evidence of GRU military's participation in military operations on the territory of Ukraine
Russia’s Armed Aggression against
Ukraine
Security Service of Ukraine
Further evidence of GRU military's
participation in military operations
on the territory of Ukraine
On May 17 of this year, Main Investigation Department of the SSU launched criminal
proceeding №22015000000000142 under Article 258-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
On May 18 of this year, detained soldiers of Russia's GRU were accommodated in the military hospital of Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. In order to save the damaged limbs, Ukrainian doctors conducted a series of complex operations. Health status of the detainees is currently satisfactory.
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3rd Guards Separate 'Warsaw-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov 3rd degree' Spetsnaz Brigade
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Military unit №21208, 2a Voroshilov
St., Samara region, Tolyatti,
Avtozavodskyi district
Commander of
Brigade, Colonel
SHCHEPIN Sergiy
3rd Brigade’s participation in armed conflicts
• Tajikistan
From September 28, 1992 to November 24, 1992
• First Chechen War
January 17, 1995 to May 31, 1995
• Kosovo
From July 1999 to October 2001
• Second Chechen War
From April 2002 to January 2007
• Afghanistan
from 21 July 2001 to November 2004(protection of diplomatic mission in Kabul)
• Ukraine
Since March 2014 4
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Identified Servicemen of 3rd GRU Separate Spetsnaz Brigade, who participated in armed hostilities in Ukraine
Lieutenant Colonel Parfenchyk V.
Major Antonov A.
Major Antsyhyn K.
Major Bugaev V.
Major Larin A.
Major Tanhaev I.
Captain Andreev Y.
Captain Grigoriev A.
Captain Zhalnin A.
Captain Leonov A.
Captain Lukyanov E.
Captain Medvedev V.
Captain Odintsov V.
Captain Popov V.
Captain Popov V.
Captain Rodionov S.
Captain Chuvylyn S.
Senior Lieutenant Abramov A.
Senior Lieutenant Alinov A.
Senior Lieutenant Kapustin R. Senior
Lieutenant Kobets I.
Senior Lieutenant Komissarov V.
Senior Lieutenant Kotyshev I.
Senior Lieutenant Lukonin E.
Senior Lieutenant Kholodov E.
Senior Lieutenant Yukaev S.
Lieutenant Semenov M.
Senior Warrant Officer Bieliaev E.
Senior Warrant Officer Zotov S.
Senior Warrant Officer Kyrgyzov A.
Senior Warrant Officer Malysheva T.
Senior Warrant Officer Pozhenin S.
Senior Warrant Officer Telkov A.,
Warrant Officer Bugaeva T.
Warrant Officer Gavrilov A.
Warrant Officer Zorin D.
Warrant Officer Klotshchkov V.
Warrant Officer Rumyantsev N.
Warrant Officer Sergeeva E.
Warrant Officer Simakin V.
Warrant Officer Sukhanov D.
Warrant Officer Fazylov A.
Warrant Officer Fomin N.
Sergeant Major Oganisyan E.
Senior Sergeant Chashchin A.
Sergeant Krotov A.
Sergeant Sokolova E.
Junior Sergeant Huslenko O.
Junior Sergeant Taranov I.
Junior Sergeant Shyshova M.
Corporal Rubleva K.
Belov A.
Boldyrev A.
Zheleztsov A.
Zinovyeva I.
Klochkov A.
Mishunin A.
Monakhov V.
Sadretdynov I.
Tumanov A.
Tyukylyn.
The location of the staff of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Separate Brigade of Spetsnaz in Luhansk city
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Documented facts of deployment of 3rd Separate Brigade of Spetsnaz units in Ukraine
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• February 18, 2015 in the city
Molodogvardiysk of Luhansk region
• From October 15 to November 19, 2014 in Luhansk region
• From December 19, 2014 to January 19, 2015 - Luhanskregion
Materials of intelligence reports by officers of the 3rd Brigade of the GRU General Staff of the Armed Forces
Established Facts of last rotation of battalion group of 3rd Separate Brigade of Spetsnaz in Ukraine
• On March 19, 2015 the battalion group arrived at the airport Millyerovo in Rostov region, deployment period until June 2015.
• On March 20 units started to move to the territory of Ukraine from the field camp in Dolotynka town of Millyerovskyi district.
• On May 17, Battalion units in cities Luhansk and Bryankawere alarmed and immediately redeployed to the territory of Russian Federation.
• On May 18, military transport aircraft of the Armed Forces "IL-76" landed at the airfield "Millyerovo" and urgently evacuated to the unit to Samara city 8
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Commander of 2nd Battalion of
Spetsnaz, Major NAPOL’S’KYKH
Konstantin (“Fagot”)
About 220 people of military
personnel
3 recon squad sections,
totally 12 recon groups
Signal Company
Support Company
Engineer Company
The Structure of 2nd Battalion of 3rd Separate Brigade of Spetsnaz in Ukraine
May 16, 2015Military Clashes with GRU Spetsnaz Units
14:20 in the area of Luhanskthermal station (group of 14-15 commandos)
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19.40 in the area of village
Herasymivka (sniper and covering
party of 4-5 people )
Clash in the area of Herasymivka• Sniper and tactical support group in camouflage suits
"Lyeshyy" were detected at 200 meter distance from the state border
• Russian commandos used hand grenades and conducted small arm firing of border patrol unit
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• At about 19.50 under the cover of small arms the subversive group redeployed to the territory of Russian Federation
Places of Saboteur Activity of Yerofeev’ssubversive group in ATO Forces’ rear
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The Clash in the Area of Luhansk Thermal Station
At 14:20 ATO forces engaged in a fight with recon 3rd GRU Separate
Brigade of Spetsnaz (up to 15 people)
Russia’s Losses
1 GRU officer killed
2 GRU officers captured, Special Sniper Rifle Vintorez seized
3 GRU officers wounded
ATO Forces’ Losses
Junior Sergeant of 92nd Mechanized Brigade Pugachov V. killed
3 servicemen wounded
In order to prevent the evacuation of
captured soldier by ATO forces, the
Russian military intelligence opened
mortar and grenade fire, inter alia, at its
own positions, resulting in killing
Sergeant Anton Kazakevych (“Antyp”),
commander of 2nd company of “LNR’s”
international brigade.
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May 18,
2015,
Kyiv
May 5,
2015,
Luhansk
region
Captain Yerofeev Evgen,
group commander, January 18, 1985
year of birth, Kuybyshev, call sign “Kit”
Sergeant Aleksandrov Oleksandr,
senior recon agent, January 7, 1987,
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, call sign “Aleks”
Field Order For Yerofeev’s Group
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• Setting ambushes, conducting attack on ATO forces
• Detection and destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces’ personnel and equipment
• Terrain mining, settling land mines near localities and along the ATO forces’ lines of march
• Ultimate goal – preparation of armed seizure of Shchastia
Additional Evidenced of Subversive Group’s Presence on the Territory of Ukraine (photos from detainees’ archives)
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Yerofeev Subversive Group’s Personnel1. Group Commander, Captain Yerofeev Evgen, call sign “Kit”
2. Deputy Group Commander Warrant Officer Azimov Murat, call sign “Kazakh”
3. Commander of 1st squad section Yulaev Denis, call sign “Yulai”
4. Senior recon agent/machine gunner Corporal Konovalov Vyacheslav
5. Recon agent/sniper Kulmuhametov Kyrylo, call sign “Pulya”
6. Recon agent/engineer Corporal Spiridonov Kyrylo, call sign “Mielkiy”
7. Recon agent/paramedic Hryhoriev Volodymyr, call sign “Hryshyn”
8. Commander of 2nd squad section, Kutulahmetov Ruslan, call sign “Bashkir”
9. Recon agent/machine gunner Krasnov Vladimir, call sign “Baron”
10. Recon agent/sniper Nemov Oleksii, call sign “Mordvin”
11. Recon agent/engineer Gladkov Oleksandr, call sign “Babushka”
12. Recon agent/paramedic Aleksandrov Oleksandr, call sign “Aleks”
13. Radio man Byrkin Sergiy
14. Radio man Makorin Volodymyr, call sign “Mahouney”
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Deputy Group Commander Warrant
Officer Azimov Murat, call sign
“Kazakh”
Commander of 1st squad section Yulaev
Denis, call sign “Yulai”
Senior recon agent/machine gunner Corporal
Konovalov Vyacheslav
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Recon agent/sniper Kulmuhametov
Kyrylo, call sign “Pulya”
Commander of 2nd squad section,
Kutulahmetov Ruslan, call sign “Bashkir”
Recon agent/machine gunner Krasnov
Vladimir, call sign “Baron”
Recon agent/sniper Nemov Oleksii,
call sign “Mordvin”
Recon agent/engineer Gladkov
Oleksandr, call sign “Babushka”
Hryhoriev Oleksandr, sergeant, Deputy
Commander of defence and employment
troop of 2nd Battalion of military unit 21208,
located in Rostov region, locality Millyerovo
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Senior Lieutenant Vechkov Oleg, call sign “Kit”
Corporal, recon agent/engineer, ShulpinArtemiy
Private, machine gunner Michurin
Corporal Sichov Dennis
Warrant Officer Tagirov Rustam
Senior Lieutenant Kasaev
Corporal, sniper Savikov Rishat
Servicewomen Aleksandrova
Katerina (wife of Oleksandr
Aleksandrov)
Sergeant Aleksandrov Oleksii
Identified weapons of GRU special units
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VSS Vintorez
AS Val
AK-74M with GP-
34 UBGR
VSS Vintorez
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Manufacturer TsNIITochMash
Weight 2.6 kg empty3.41 kg(with loaded magazine and sight PSO-1);
Length 894 mm
Barrel length 200 mm
Cartridge 9x39mm
Bore 9 mm
Action Gas-operated
Rate of fire 600 rounds/min (technical)40-100 rounds/min (combat)
Muzzle velocity 290 m/s
Effective firing range 300 m with iron sight, 400 m with PSO-1
Feed system 10 or 20-round detachable box magazine
Sights PSO-1 telescopic sight, 1PN51 night vision scope and iron sights
AS Val Special Assault Rifle
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Manufacturer TsNIITochMash
Weight 2.5 kg empty3.54 (with loaded magazine and sight PSO-1);4.95 kg (with loaded magazine and eye 1 PN-51)
Length (stock extended/stock folded) 875 mm / 615 mm
Barrel length 200 mm
Width 40 mm
Height 205 mm
Cartridge 9x39mm (SP-5, SP-6)
Bore 9 mm
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire 900 rounds/min (technical)30 (combat, single-shot)90 (combat, fire in ripples)
Muzzle velocity 295 m/s
Effective firing range 300 m (open barrel sight)400 m (PSO-1-1 optical sight)300 m (1-PN-51 night vision sight)
Feed system 20-round detachable box magazine(optional 10-round magazine from the VSS)
Sights Front post, rear sector sight; day or night-time optics
SP-5 and SP-6 9×39 mm rifle cartridges
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SP-5 (7N8) - is a 16-gram lead core FMJ high-accuracy sniper bullet
developed in 1980s.
SP-6 (7N9) - has a hardened metal armor piercing core. It can penetrate 2
mm of steel at 500 meters or 6 mm of steel, 2.8mm of titanium or 30 layers of Kevlar
at 200 meters. At 100 meters it penetrates 8mm of steel, while retaining enough power
to neutralize a soft target behind it.
The rounds seized from
GRU officer didn't have
any marking
Ammunition for VSS
Vintorez and AS Val
VSS Vintorez,
seized in combat
on May 16, 2015
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AK submachine gun, GP-34 under-
barrell grenade launcher and other
weapons seized during the combat
collision with enemy subversive and
reconnaissance group near Volnovakha,
May 5, 2015
A distinctive difference between
GP-34 and GP-25 (which is in
service with the Armed Forces
of Ukraine) is the location of an
aiming device on the right side
(GP-25 has it on the left side)
GP-34 UBRG(Is not in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine)
40mm under-barrell grenade launcher, put into production in 2005 by IZHMASH
Designed for AKM (AKMS), AK-74 (AKS-74), AK-74M, AK-101, AK-103, AN-94,
AK-12 submachine guns
The uniform of the GRU servicemen
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May 5, Erofeev's unit,
Luhansk region
May 5, the subversive and intelligence
group destroyed near Volnovakha,
Donetsk region
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6 GRU officers were killed
during the combat
collision
GRU servicemen are paid cash bonuses for fighting in eastern Ukraine
Financial rewards became the decisive motive for Alexandrov and Erofeev to participate in fighting in eastern Ukraine, as it provided an opportunity to pay back military mortgage and a loan for brand new “Skoda” car
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Documentary evidence of the involvement of GRU special purpose groups in missile artillery attacks on Ukrainian settlements
An extract from the award protocol of Major Zverev D.E.
• ... During the combat mission in Ukraine during the period from September 14 to September 17, 2014 the special task scout group under command of Guards Major ZverevD.E. escorted a missile battery, provided its safety during the deployment of the battery and return to the temporary base. The skills of Zverev D.E. enabled the battery to organize a timely deployment, shooting and return to the temporary base. All the above mentioned was achieved thanks to courage, determination and skillful command actions of Guards Major Zverev D.E.
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An extract from the award protocol of Major Dzhanizbaev T.D.
... During the combat mission in Ukraine during the period from September 12 to September 26, 2014 the special task scout group under command of Guards Major Dzhanizbaev T.D. escorted a missile battery during the crossing of the state border of Russian Federation, deployment of the battery to attack enemy forces and return to the temporary base [Major Dzhanizbaev T.D. - Ed.] personally led special task scout group to the rear area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and evacuated it on the completion of the mission...
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List of Ukrainian settlements shelled by Russian regular troops with “Grad” MRLS
Date and time Locality
14.09
10:55, 15:36, 17:25 Nyzhnia Krynka
11:00 Verkhnotoretske
11:45 Krynychne
14:45, 22:20 Maloorlivka
16:50 Putyeprovid
15.09
11:55, 12:01 Donetsk airport
12:40-12:45 Starohnativka
14:07 Avdiyivka
14:30 Hranitne
19:10 Maloorlivka
21:10 Nyzhnia Krynka
16.09
06:15-11:30 Zolote
09:25, 13:12, 13:45,18:00, 21:35
Maloorlivka
16:30-16:58 Avdiyivka
20:11 Nyzhnia Krynka
23:00-23:30 Donetsk airport
17:40, 23:30 Verkhnotoretske
17.09
01:25 Maloorlivka
20:20 Verkhnia Krynka
20:30 Nyzhnia Krynka
23:21 Maloorlivka
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Other facts of subversive and terrorist operations of the GRU of the
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the
territory of Ukraine
During the investigation Luhansk resident A. Kovalenko
confirmed an immediate implication of GRU official
Kostiantin Martynov in preparation of a terrorist attack in
December 2014 in Kiev by providing her with an explosive
device
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Other facts of subversive and terrorist operations of the GRU of the
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the
territory of Ukraine
Russian citizen Kulygina Olga Ivanovna (born 14.09.1972, resides in Moscow) was
detained during an attempt of smuggling arms from Russia to Donbas by the
order of GRU of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
A total of 43 pieces of armament was seized (27 AK submachine guns, 4 PK machine
guns, 5 SVD sniper rifles, 5 RPG-26, 2 Makarov pistols), 197 hand grenades (102 F-1,
95 RGD-5) and 74 packages of ammunition
It was found out, that Kulygina O.I. between May and September of 2012 performed
GRU secret missions in Syria
On March 12, 2014 GRU officer Filatov Roman Borisovich (born 19.08.1981), who entered Kherson region as a part of a subversive group to collect classified intelligence data and relay it to the leadership of Russia's Armed Forces, was detained
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Other facts of subversive and terrorist operations of the GRU of the
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the
territory of Ukraine
Russian citizen Larisa Chubarova, call sign «Tereza», was detained in Kharkiv
and is under investigation now
Personally interrogated, tortured and killed captured Ukrainian soldiers
Created informant nets and supplied the terrorists in eastern Ukraine with arms
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Other facts of subversive and terrorist operations of the GRU of the General Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the territory of Ukraine
