Who cares? Meet the Ukrainian battalion that are the true horror of Russians

Ukrainian sub-Shamanis” A secret unit, the Ukrainian commando elite, confirmed to British journalists that they have so far participated in sabotage operations on the territory of the Russian Federation, which is the first official recognition that the infantry units from Ukraine operated throughout the territory, even across the border, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In a report in the British newspaper The Times, two members of the 10th Special Forces Division described some of their combat actions that took them all over Ukraine, even in the country's territory from where the attacks came from.

Their identity is protected, their faces are hidden, their nicknames known only Handsome and Twinty and Two. Their unit, officially named “Shaman-x1> Battalion, was trained by Western Special Forces and gained war experience in battles with Western counterparts in Afghanistan. Shammians were trained for landing and special operations, using parachutes, dives, and walking. The three said they were completely surprised by the beginning of the Russian occupation. We were told every day that the invasion would begin tomorrow and then it would not happen. When it finally started, I didn't trust them with”.

From day one. They rushed to positions at Hosttomel Airport, where they averted the Russian Special Units attack. We took positions in barns and barracks and engaged in a four-hour shootout of” described one of them on the first day, twice added that the Ukrainian army was still trying to coordinate its defence. But the battle was ultimately crucial. The airport remained in Ukraine's hands, and Russian forces were not given much needed air bridge to supply their units in the attack on Kiev.

The champagne later moved to the village of Moschu, where it banned a Russian infantry effort to cross the Irpin River, a key point in Kiev's defence. They waited until Russian soldiers entered the center of the village and then hit them. They have a lot more artillery than we do, but their morale is very low”

The Ukrainian Army has so far relied heavily on its special units in protecting the country. The Shammians took part in each battle in protecting Kiev and carried out guerrilla attacks on Russian units that later withdrew from the country's northwest.

Given how extensive they are, no wonder they have suffered the worst losses of all Ukrainian units. They say about half of their friends have been killed in the last few weeks as the battle for Donbas advances. We have a lot of people, but we don't have enough weapons for everyone. This is an artillery and aviation fight, we need more of both. ”

Ukrainians' ability to resist a ruthless attack depends more than ever on the help of the United States and its allies. Among those whose assistance most depends is a secret network of commandos and spies providing weapons, intelligence and training, senior American and European officials told the New York Times.

Much of their work is done outside Ukraine at the base in Germany, France, and Britain. Although the Beden administration said it would not deploy American troops to Ukraine, CIA personnel continued to operate secretly in the country, mainly in the capital Kiev, addressing much of the amount of intelligence to Ukrainian officials, sources for New York Times said.

At the same time, several dozen commandos from other NATO member states, including Britain, France, Canada and Lithuania, are also operating within Ukraine.

Some lower-level Ukrainian commanders have recently expressed gratitude to the United States for intelligence collected through satellite images that they can see in the tablets they have received from the Allies. The tablets provide an application for the drafting of the battlefield, which Ukrainians later use to target and attack Russian troops.