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18-07-2025, 03:19 PM
US-founded extremist group claims killing of Ukrainian security service colonel in Kyiv. A video by the Security Service of Ukraine said the killing of Russian agents who killed an SBU officer in Kyiv on July 10, published on July 13, 2025. Ukrainian branch of US right-wing extremist organization. Base claimed responsibility for assassination of Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Colonel Ivan Voronych in Kyiv.
According to investigators, the pair had been ordered by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) to surveil Voronych's movements then were later directed to a weapons cache containing a firearm with a silencer.
Founded in 2018 by former Pentagon contractor Rinaldo Nazzaro, the Base promotes white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideology. It has been designated a terrorist organization by U.S., U.K., & Australia. Nazzaro has lived in Russia since 2019 and has consistently denied allegations of collaborating with Russian intelligence, although Western officials and media still suspect connections. The Base has used encrypted messaging apps & propaganda networks to recruit globally. Ukrainian branch reportedly offers financial incentives for attacks on individuals and critical infrastructure.
Voronych is the highest-ranking SBU officer known to have been killed in Kyiv in a targeted assassination since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. In a statement, the local affiliate — known as White Phoenix — praised its "comrades" for the July 10 killing of the SBU colonel in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv. Sources in the counter-terrorism field consider the group's claim credible, the Guardian reported.
According to investigators, the pair had been ordered by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) to surveil Voronych's movements then were later directed to a weapons cache containing a firearm with a silencer.
Founded in 2018 by former Pentagon contractor Rinaldo Nazzaro, the Base promotes white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideology. It has been designated a terrorist organization by U.S., U.K., & Australia. Nazzaro has lived in Russia since 2019 and has consistently denied allegations of collaborating with Russian intelligence, although Western officials and media still suspect connections. The Base has used encrypted messaging apps & propaganda networks to recruit globally. Ukrainian branch reportedly offers financial incentives for attacks on individuals and critical infrastructure.
Voronych is the highest-ranking SBU officer known to have been killed in Kyiv in a targeted assassination since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. In a statement, the local affiliate — known as White Phoenix — praised its "comrades" for the July 10 killing of the SBU colonel in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv. Sources in the counter-terrorism field consider the group's claim credible, the Guardian reported.
