FROM OUR OPERATIONAL SOURCES! We’ve received information about the commanders of Russian military units, which conduct the occupation of the Crimea, capture and block Ukrainian military units in the Crimea.
Russian troops, located in Feodosia, are headed by Colonel Vladimir Karpushenko, – a special forces brigade commander , Hero of Russia (got this title for operation in Dagestan, where he commanded a company of marines), a graduate of The Far Eastern Higher Military Command School named after Marshal K.K. Rokossovskogo.
In Perevalnoe an operation is headed by Col. Perevalnoye Anokhin, the commander of the 31 Airborne Assault Brigade of Ulyanovsk (Russian Federation). As of March 16, we can see the seal ring of encirclement around the Ukrainian military unit – the total number of occupants exceeds 700 people . There are many people with Chechen physical appearance among the soldiers of the Russian Federation
In Kerch the military operation troops are led by Maj. Maxim Tkachenko – The commander of Marine battalion of 77th separate brigade of marines of the Caspian Flotilla.
In Novoozernoe an operation is led by Lt.-Col. Chromo, the commander of 810th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet .
As you know, about two weeks the Russian servicemen with weapon block all the military installations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Crimea, also they require the Ukrainian military to surrender their weapon and go to the Russian side, but Ukrainian officers refuse to fulfill their conditions and declare that they are loyal to an oath of allegiance to the people of Ukraine.
Based on the operational information from the Russian military, it was reported, that the activation of a new phase an operation to occupy Ukrainian territory is scheduled for Monday, March 17, after the All-Crimean illegitimate referendum. We obtained the information above from sources we believe to be reliable.