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2025-08-03 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian Spetsnaz RAID and capture senior UK officers in Ochakov

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Posted by badanov 2025-08-03 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [192 views ] Top

#1 Bully for Russia (enemy of my enemy)!

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-08-03 01:56|| 2025-08-03 01:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Sophisticated military systems instructors and maintenance personnel needed in critical contested areas. Contact your regimental assignments branch for details. Some risk involved.

Posted by Besoeker 2025-08-03 04:04|| 2025-08-03 04:04|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ PERFECT!

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2025-08-03 05:22|| 2025-08-03 05:22|| Front Page Top

#4 What in the actual AI fuck is that picture!?!?! Jesus the uniforms are all fucked up.

Posted by DarthVader 2025-08-03 11:19|| 2025-08-03 11:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Posted by Angaque Bucket9553 2025-08-03 12:19|| 2025-08-03 12:19|| Front Page Top

#6 This was posted in CTH today in the Presidential Politics section: F6 Sourcing-

"Anyone heard about this:

“On August 2, 2025, Russian special forces reportedly captured three senior British military personnel during a raid in Ochakov, Ukraine, while targeting a command center used by NATO-linked operatives.
The operation, attributed to the elite unit “Skat-12,” lasted approximately 15 minutes and has triggered a diplomatic crisis between the UK and Russia.
While two of the individuals have been identified, the third remains officially unnamed.

Two of the captured:

Colonel Edward Blake: A British Army psychological operations specialist, MI6 cybersecurity advisor also described as a British intelligence operative captured by Russian special forces during a raid in Ochakov, Ukraine, on August 2, 2025, while allegedly coordinating drone and missile strikes against Russian positions.

Lieutenant Colonel Richard Carroll: A British Ministry of Defense official with prior Middle East deployments, captured alongside Colonel Blake in Ochakov on August 2, 2025, during a Russian special forces operation targeting a Ukrainian command center.

Russian sources claim the personnel were involved in coordinating drone and missile strikes against Russian positions, citing seized encrypted data and strategic maps as evidence.

The UK Foreign Office has denied this, stating the men were in Ukraine for “tourism purposes,” a claim dismissed by Moscow.
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has refused a prisoner exchange, indicating the captives will face trial for involvement in hostilities.
The incident occurred amid ongoing Russian strikes in the Ochakov area, with reports of “Geraniums/Gerberas” drone attacks in the Mykolaiv region early on August 2.

That’s all I’ve found so far."

Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-08-03 14:02|| 2025-08-03 14:02|| Front Page Top

#7 What's that about all roads leading to London?

Posted by DooDahMan 2025-08-03 15:24|| 2025-08-03 15:24|| Front Page Top

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