In a new video shared by the Ukrainian military on social media, a “tactical” limousine driven by volunteers of the Kraken special unit of the Kyiv Ministry of Defense, which consists of veterans of the Azov battalion, can be seen.
As the administrators of the Ukraine Weapons Tracker page also point out, the limousine has limited usefulness on the battlefield, but it certainly attracts attention.
#Ukraine: A new car – a “tactical” limousine – appeared in the fleet of the special unit “Kraken”.
It’s combat utility is limited, of course, but it’s certainly eye-catching. pic.twitter.com/D0Tc5l59cI
— uD83CuDDFAuD83CuDDE6 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 9, 2022
The Kraken unit was formed by experienced fighters of the Azov battalion on the very day that President Vladimir Putin ordered the start of a “special forces operation” in Ukraine.
In an article published in June, the Washington Post reported that this forces the fighters of the Azov Battalion, who became famous throughout the world for their heroic defense of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, to see the Krakens as a kind of younger brothers. .
Like the fighters of the Azov battalion, whose name comes from the “Sea of Azov”, the unit, formed on February 24, has a maritime theme, and the name and insignia refer to a mythical sea monster from Scandinavian mythology.
In a video that appeared on social media in mid-June, Krakens can be seen opening a devastating fire after using a drone to track Russian soldiers hiding in a house.
The “Kraken” unit, the successor of the “Azov” battalion.
The “Kraken” unit operates in a kind of “gray zone”, where its fighters are subordinate to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, but are not nominally part of the armed forces of Kyiv.
The unit is believed to consist of about 1,800 soldiers, some of whom are recruited from the regular army, as well as fighters from Donbas. The unit accepts volunteers aged 25 to 60.
“Krakens” saw combat in particular in the Kharkiv region, where the commander of the unit Kostyantyn Vasyliovych Nemichev, a local political and military figure, comes from.
A video that appeared on social media earlier this month also shows that the Azov Battalion, which was upgraded to a regiment after joining the Russian armed forces, did not disappear completely after the surrender of Mariupol, and several of its soldiers were shot at the time. which destroys Russian armored vehicles with Javelin anti-tank systems.
In fact, the “Azov” regiment was reformed back in May, shortly after the capitulation of the last defenders of Mariupol.
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