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The Kraken Regiment (Ukrainian: Спецпідрозділ "Kraken", romanized: Spetspidrozdil "Kraken") is a Ukrainian military volunteer unit, part of the spetsnaz units of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) [3] formed in 2022 as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The torture of Russian soldiers in Mala Rohan was an incident during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that occurred in the village of Mala Rohan.As documented by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot the legs of three captured Russian soldiers and tortured Russian soldiers who were wounded. [1]
At the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Velichko was released and sent to the front in the battle of Kharkiv. Velichko created the intelligence and sabotage battalion of Azov alongside Konstyantyn Nemychev, which eventually became the Kraken Regiment. [7] Velichko has served in the Kraken regiment since March 2022. [8] [9]
Ukraine's 3rd Separate Spetsnaz Regiment has been responsible for defending the Donetsk International Airport which has faced nearly daily battles since May 2014. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Many special police units were active in responding to the protests of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution including the Tiger and Leopard special forces groups of the ...
Insignia of Ukrainian Guards units. The Armed Forces of Ukraine had a large number of Guards units. [1] On 22 August 2016, with the removal of Soviet distinctions from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Guards titles were removed from the names of the units. [2] The page lists all former Ukrainian guards units.
The Military Music Department of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces serves as the official service of military bands and choirs in active service within the Armed Forces of Ukraine. List of Directors General – Senior Directors of Music of the Armed Forces
On the night of 19 October 2022, Ukraine attempted to retake the nuclear power plant again, but failed. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine and elite Ukrainian military units were involved in this operation, the latter including the Kraken Regiment, the Shaman Battalion and members of the Ukrainian International Legion. [17]
Denys Hennadiyovych Prokopenko (Ukrainian: Дени́с Генна́дійович Прокопе́нко, IPA: [deˈnɪs ɦeˈnːad⁽ʲ⁾ijoʋɪt͡ʃ prokoˈpɛnko]; born 27 June 1991) is a Ukrainian military officer who is a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard of Ukraine and commander of the 12th Special Forces Brigade "Azov", [1] [2] as well as a prominent participant of the Russo ...