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The long-feared special forces unit that ‘wiped out’ a Russian battalion. A band of elite forces within Kyiv’s military intelligence, the Timur Special Unit has earned hero status. The sun had just risen over Ukraine’s Sumy region when Kyiv’s long-feared special forces unit launched one of the war’s most daring assaults. At least 334 enemy were killed & more than 550 wounded, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) reported. The mission was executed by the Timur Special Unit, a band of elite forces within HUR that carry out clandestine ambushes and raids on land and at sea. Unit usually ops in the shadows, credited with some of the most sophisticated symbolic ops of 41-month war, earning troops almost mythical status in Ukraine. Its commander is Lt Col Timur, a nom de guerre for a man credited with sowing chaos panic in Russia’s rear whom Volodymyr Zelensky named the unit after. Deep behind Russian lines, commandos infiltrated enemy positions, cut off supply lines and destroyed command centres in a surprise attack, according to Kyiv – wiped out an entire Russian battalion & halted its offensive.

On August 24 2023 – Ukraine’s independence day – he became a hero to his countrymen when he planted a Ukrainian flag on Crimea for the first time after almost ten years of occupation. The daring raid on the Black Sea peninsula involved riding boats, then jet skis 125 miles to storm Russian base housed a powerful electronic warfare system had been jamming Kyiv’s missiles. Despite clashes with Russians, the target was hit & mission codenamed “Produdjenia sili” (the Force Awakens) – was lauded as significant military success. Perhaps more significant was the blunt message it sent: Russia was vulnerable. Crimeans would see we had come & Russians understand we can appear anywhere and at any time,” Lt Col Timur later said of the operation. One of HUR’s largest special forces units, not knowing how many soldiers are in Timur’s ranks, but it made up of a myriad of some 20 smaller units highly specialised in irregular warfare. Nobody & Raven units are known for their cutting-edge drone warfare on land & sea, while its Bratstvo “Brotherhood” Battalion excels in amphibious raids and sabotage ops on Russian territory. Spectre 33, also part of Timur’s forces, is a dedicated combat diving unit. A
peculiarity of special [Timur] unit is includes various units with unique skills, special training, enhanced by experience in modern warfare,” said Dmytro Zhmailo, military-political expert & executive director of Ukrainian Security & Cooperation Centre. “It is probably one of very first units since World War II to have carried deep raids with secret missions into Russian-controlled territories,” (they a very first unit (Timur), they should train more to lead more plan to enclose on enemy once they can then trap enemy troopers.) The Timur unit has taken part in some very bloodies battles
from holding “the road of life” in Bakhmut to morale-boosting coups, included liberation of Snake Island in the Black Sea to hunting down Russian mercenaries in Sudan, is like israel commandos... “It is well-equipped with Western weaponry, deeply experienced on field battlefield, highly motivated & extremely effective.”

According to Ivan Stupak, Ukrainian military analyst, a former officer in Ukraine’s security service (SBU). In Sumy, such versatility of unit’s work was on display, he said, referring to their unique ability to seamlessly fight in trenches, forests, & in the air. Russia invaded northeastern front this year, with explicit aim of carving out a “buffer zone” to prevent further cross-border incursions by Ukraine into Russian border regions. HUR claimed Russian advance in Sumy was “stopped cold” * when Timur unit infiltrated enemy positions & “defeated” hundreds of Vladimir Putin’s soldiers in close-quarter fighting & support by air strikes. Nearly 1,000 Russian troops were killed or wounded, HUR said. It signed off a compilation video of multi-pronged attack: “(Timur) armed struggle and continue, continues! It Glory to Ukraine!.”

HUR did not specify the exact date or location of battle, but analysts and open-source intelligence show Russian offensive ops into the northeast region stalled in late May & action was carried out by forces of Chymera, Yunger, Stugna, Siberian Battalion, Aratta, 1514, Paragon, Art Division, First Line, Raven Group, & the 6th Special Ops Unit, which come under umbrella of the Timur unit.
In May, Timur unit carried out helicopter-assault in Kharkiv. Like assault in Sumy, it featured a deadly synchronisation of airpower, artillery, drone strikes ops & sabotage ops behind Russian lines, was a bid to thwart Russian attempts to cross Oskil river, which acts as a key natural defence against enemy forces reaching city of Kupyansk, a vital stronghold on northern fringe of frontline. HUR claimed special forces struck 600 underground enemy shelters, nine field ammunition depots, eight river crossings and killed or wounded 439 enemy troops. Their notable exploits have also seen them dispatched abroad.

According to Ivan Stupak, Ukrainian military analyst, a former officer in Ukraine’s security service (SBU). On Sumy, versatility of such unit’s work was on display, to their unique ability to seamlessly fight in trenches, forests & in air. When Russia invaded northeastern front, w/explicit carving out a “buffer zone” to prevent further cross-border incursions by enemy. HUR claimed Russian advance in Sumy was “stopped cold” * when Timur unit infiltrated enemy positions & “defeated” hundreds of Vladimir Putin’s soldiers in close-quarter fighting & support by air strikes. Nearly
1,000 Russian troops were killed or wounded, HUR signed off a compilation video of multi-pronged attack: “(Timur) armed struggle and continue, continues!.
Video released by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine drew our initially identified as strike on a 96L6 radar, S-400 air defense system – turned out not tobe 96L6. After
analyzing visual features on target, we'r confidence this's advanced 98L6 Yenisei radar, which is a standard radar unit for S-500 Prometey air defense system,” the open-source investigators wrote.