EXCLUSIVE: Ukrainian special forces and Syrian rebels destroy Russian mercenaries in Syria

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1. > Exclusive videos obtained by Kyiv Post show how Ukrainian special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR MOU) and Syrian rebels destroy Russian mercenaries in Syria. The video is dated March 2024.
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   > The special unit of the GUR “Chemist” together with the Syrian opposition is attacking Russian mercenaries fighting on the side of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria.
   > Active hostilities continue in the southern part of the country, in particular on the Golan Heights, where Russian troops are currently concentrated.
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   > As the interlocutor of the Kyiv Post told the IOM GUR, since the beginning of the year, rebels with the support of Ukrainian fighters have carried out numerous strikes on Russian military facilities, which are under the control of the so-called “group of forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Syrian Arab Republic.”
   > The source, who spoke to the Kyiv Post on condition of anonymity, said that enemy checkpoints, strongholds, foot patrols, convoys of military equipment and other objects are under regular attacks.
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   > In the video, you can see attacks on defensive positions, foot patrols, and vehicles using grenade launchers and home-made Tarab mortars.
   > What are Ukrainian special forces doing in Syria?
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   > Russia’s intervention in Syria in 2015, initially aimed at supporting President Assad’s regime during the civil war, led to the permanent deployment of thousands of Russian troops there.
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   > Last fall, Moscow redeployed some troops and equipment from Syria to the battlefield in Ukraine, potentially making its forces in Syria more vulnerable to Ukrainian attacks in the region.
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   > At the same time, given their long presence in the region, the Russians have created numerous recruiting centers to recruit Syrian mercenaries for the war in Ukraine.
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   > The recruitment of mercenaries is carried out under the supervision of the “Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties and Management of the Migration of Refugees” at the Khmeimim Air Base, which was occupied by Russia.
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   > There, mercenaries are issued with Russian passports, and then they are included in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
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   > In May 2023, the head of the GUR Kyrylo Budanov promised to “destroy Russian war criminals anywhere in the world, wherever they are.”
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   > In addition to Syria, Ukrainian special forces of the GUR continue hunting for pro-Kremlin mercenaries of the “Wagner” PMC in Sudan.
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   > A previously exclusive video obtained by the Kyiv Post in February shows Ukrainian special forces interrogating captured Russian mercenaries from the Wagner PMC in the Republic of Sudan.

2. Isn’t it easier to do it in Ukraine?

3. Damn another war front. slava ukraini