Dissatisfied Russian officers, who are in a difficult financial situation due to constant delays in salary payments, had a hand in the destruction of the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, along with the command.
Ukrainian officials told the Kyiv Post about this partisans from the Atesh movement who helped plan the special operation.
They received information from these officers about the location and activities of the fleet command in exchange for a monetary reward.
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— Delays in payments in themselves do not force military personnel of the RF Armed Forces to go against the Russian authorities, — said Representative Ates, noting that those who help them also believe that their country is “waging a criminal war and it must stop.”
According to him,financial the reward is only an additional incentivefor cooperation with the partisans.
Atesh did not say how much money was transferred, but noted that this is a sufficient amount to cover risks for Russian officers and their families.
On September 25, Special Operations Forces confirmed the liquidation of the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov, and 34 other Russian officers as a result of the attack on the fleet headquarters in Sevastopol on September 22.
