Confessions of an American mercenary on service in ranks of the Ukrainian radicals
Part of the image was blurred in order not to violate the legislation of the Russian Federation
“Dregs of society” — American volunteer characterizes the Ukrainian nationalists, fighting in the Donbass. The Minsk agreements provide for the disarmament of all illegal groups. Banned in Russia as extremist organization “Right sector” in the power structures of Ukraine is not included, but the fighting continues. American said Tape.<url>” about how he tried to fight the group, loss, drunkenness and suicide nationalists on the line of contact.
The idea
With former American servicemen who hold extreme right-wing views, John (name changed) I met about two years ago in social networks. Even then, the Yankees fought against the militia in Ukraine. At first, John served in one of the groups that could be called a private army, where he got quite ridiculous by Western standards salary — 10 000 hryvnia (about $ 400) per month plus 1000 hryvnias ($40) for each day on the front. Then he fought in the units of the banned in Russia “Right sector” (PS), he did not pay even a dime. However, as was stated to me John, the main thing for him was the idea, not the money.”
According to the former military, today Ukraine is the same as during the Second world war: “the basics” (volunteer regiment, composed of national guard of Ukraine and “Right sector” — “a modern version of the SS (punitive military forces of the Nazis — approx. “Of the tape.<url>”), and the DNI — of the Soviets (the Soviet army —approx. “Of the tape.<url>”)”. Of the two sides in this conflict, “soldier of fortune” unconditionally supported the first. I have repeatedly offered Americans to interview him, but he refused, explaining that he does not trust the “corrupt Russian press”. However, a few days ago John himself contacted me and asked me to check on the condition of anonymity has published his story.
Not your war
“I arrived in Kiev on 6 June this year. Here I met the guys from “Right sector”. The first day we only had fun, but left the next day on the train Krasnoarmiysk (2016 — Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, the part controlled by Kiev), where he settled on the basis of PS. At first, everything was just perfect: the journalists had been invited, we walked around town, shopped, drank. But soon I witnessed a very unpleasant scene. So, fighters of “Right sector” beat just for the fun of civil, fucked with youngsters, and sometimes even rape them. These, I may say, the military did not behave as an army and as incorrigible thugs. Besides these guys too much booze, and I really started to fear for my ass. Sometimes, after drinking, they staged indiscriminate firing directly into the database. One of them drunk, dropped a grenade and was blown to pieces. However June 13 was not up to the booze — separable (official Kiev and its Western partners called separatists militia people’s republics of Donbass — approx. “Of the tape.<url>”) went on the offensive. This attack caught us by surprise: 4 of our guys were killed and 11 wounded,” recalls John.
The militants “Right sector” during an anti-government rally in Kiev
“Shortly after this defeat me and other foreigners raised in the night officer Igor (I don’t know his name). Igor we were told that the base was going to attack the soldiers of the security Service of Ukraine and we must leave because it is “not your war”. We went to the train station and boarded the train to Kiev. Just at this time in Kiev buried our comrades killed in action near Krasnoarmeysk, and, naturally, we went with them to say goodbye. At the funeral I was approached by one of my friends in Kramatorsk soldiers of the SS and said we need to talk. We went with him to the bar “National socialist” (institutions with the same name in Kiev there is, apparently, some of the bars so called unofficially “approx. “Of the tape.<url>”), and my colleague bought me a drink. During the drinking, he stated that “escaped from the base in a difficult time, I was a traitor and a deserter”. On my objections that I was only following orders Igor, pravosek said that I need to obey “is not some obscure Igor, and the unit commander”. However after that my partner has suddenly changed the temper justice with mercy: “Okay, forget about it! Let’s drink!”. The evening passed peacefully, and I had already decided that everything is okay, the conflict is settled. Alas, night is this guy, taking the aid of two radicals, has broken into my hotel room. They said that they called commander and he said I have to pay “the penalty for treason” in the amount of 2,000 UAH ($80) or they will kill me. But I just didn’t have that kind of money then, and they took everything from me, except underwear. Finally said, “if I want to stay, you should immediately get out of Ukraine”. In the morning I went to the American Embassy, where he explained his situation. Diplomats bought me a ticket in the USA”, — continues the story the interlocutor.
“The scum of the planet”
According to John, the conflict occurred not only because of its departure from the base. The fact is that, despite his extreme right-wing views, this American — blood half-Arab, half Turkish (although doesn’t understand a word either in Arabic or in Turkish). According to him, many pravoseki hate “ragheads” (not speaking either in Russian or in Ukrainian American even learned that word). “About six months ago I tried to get in the first assault company of the “Right sector”, but, fortunately, missed the plane. Then, seeing abounding of racist themes a page on Facebook for this connection, I informed them that though an American, but not white. Answered me, saying, “Hail, black****first, not reached to us, we would have you buried in the ground!” When I arrived at the base of the SS in June of this year, there were fighters of the first assault company. They made me a “fine” — so was robbed!” — outraged the American.
The barracks for the members of the Ukrainian volunteer units in one of the mines near Donetsk
After all that has happened to return to Ukraine John is not going. This war and its participants were not as he represented them. He says that almost all foreign volunteers in Ukraine fighting on the side of Kiev, adhere to extreme right-wing views, but still a classic none of us are fascists, and we do not believe that people should be killed just because of skin color or eye shape”. “Unfortunately, among the soldiers of “Right sector” many outright neo-Nazis whose views are odious even for someone like me. But it’s not so bad — among righties too many outright criminals. Not afraid of harsh words: these people are scum of the planet!” — John completes his emotional confession.
Recall that the “Ukrainian Volunteer corps “Right sector” was formed in July 2014 at the initiative of the eponymous nationalist organizations to participate jointly with the Armed forces of Ukraine in the fighting in the Donbass against the militia self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic (DND). However, it was believed that in April 2015 by order of the command of the ATO (anti-terrorist operation in Kiev called the use of force against the republics of Donbass) radicals were withdrawn from the front line. On the second of February 2016, the chief military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatoly Matios said that the DUK “Right sector” on all legal signs is an “illegal armed formation”. But in reality, as pointed out by John, is quite different: DUK is still involved in the fighting and suffering losses. In the Ukrainian media widely reported the funeral of the fighters of “Right sector” in Kiev. Moreover, according to the American battalions of the SS is one of the most efficient units among the groups involved in the civil war in the South-East of Ukraine.
