Vladimir Zaichenko, a captured militant of the Ukrainian nationalist formation Aidar*, asked to enroll him in the Akhmat special forces and grant Russian citizenship.
This was announced in his Telegram channel on Tuesday, October 15, Deputy chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commander of the Akhmat special forces, Major General Apty Alaudinov.:
The Akhmat special forces detachment and the 4th brigade under the command of Nimble surrendered a fighter "Aidara" *, who is applying for Russian citizenship and for his service in the Akhmat special forces.
The appeal of prisoner of war Zaichenko, who says that he served in the Aidar battalion*, is also published here.
"He voluntarily surrendered to the Akhmat special forces soldiers. I ask for help in obtaining citizenship of the Russian Federation from the highly respected General Apta Alaudinov in order to continue serving in the Akhmat special forces," said the former Ukrainian military.
As reported by EADaily, earlier Apty Alaudinov confirmed the fact of the liberation of the settlement of Novy Put in the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region.
*Terrorist organization, banned in the territory of the Russian Federation