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We are the 93rd Brigade Special Rifle Battalion - Alcatraz
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Five soldiers. One lesson.
Courage doesn’t look the same on every face — but it lives in all of them.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Five soldiers. One lesson.
Courage doesn’t look the same on every face — but it lives in all of them.
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Courage doesn’t look the same on every face — but it lives in all of them.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Streets in cities and villages of Ukraine are named in their honor, and educational institutions in which they received training are named after some of them.
😇🪽 🕯️ Eternal memory and glory to all fallen Heroes!
😇🪽 🕯️ Eternal memory and glory to all fallen Heroes!
July 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Streets in cities and villages of Ukraine are named in their honor, and educational institutions in which they received training are named after some of them.
😇🪽 🕯️ Eternal memory and glory to all fallen Heroes!
😇🪽 🕯️ Eternal memory and glory to all fallen Heroes!
Sergeant Buzulyak Anatoly Vitaliyovych;
Senior Private Grishin Serhiy Mykolayovych;
Senior Private Pankov Lev Mykolayovych;
Senior Private Shymchyk Yaroslav Volodymyrovych;
Senior Soldier Roman Valeriyovych Rykalov
July 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Sergeant Buzulyak Anatoly Vitaliyovych;
Senior Private Grishin Serhiy Mykolayovych;
Senior Private Pankov Lev Mykolayovych;
Senior Private Shymchyk Yaroslav Volodymyrovych;
Senior Soldier Roman Valeriyovych Rykalov
The fallen warriors in this operation were,
Lieutenant Colonel Lysenko Serhiy Petrovych;
Captain Andreenko Kyrylo Leonidovich;
Captain Karpa Taras Stepanovych;
Sergeant Globenk Oleksiy Ivanovych;.
Sergeant Shershn Andriy Oleksiyovych;
Lieutenant Colonel Lysenko Serhiy Petrovych;
Captain Andreenko Kyrylo Leonidovich;
Captain Karpa Taras Stepanovych;
Sergeant Globenk Oleksiy Ivanovych;.
Sergeant Shershn Andriy Oleksiyovych;
July 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The fallen warriors in this operation were,
Lieutenant Colonel Lysenko Serhiy Petrovych;
Captain Andreenko Kyrylo Leonidovich;
Captain Karpa Taras Stepanovych;
Sergeant Globenk Oleksiy Ivanovych;.
Sergeant Shershn Andriy Oleksiyovych;
Lieutenant Colonel Lysenko Serhiy Petrovych;
Captain Andreenko Kyrylo Leonidovich;
Captain Karpa Taras Stepanovych;
Sergeant Globenk Oleksiy Ivanovych;.
Sergeant Shershn Andriy Oleksiyovych;
They were found guilty of terrorism and sentenced to life imprisonment.
According to lawyers, in this case this qualification of the crime is erroneous & most likely, it's treason However, at that time, Ukrainian legislation did not have a clear idea of how to qualify such crimes.
According to lawyers, in this case this qualification of the crime is erroneous & most likely, it's treason However, at that time, Ukrainian legislation did not have a clear idea of how to qualify such crimes.
July 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
They were found guilty of terrorism and sentenced to life imprisonment.
According to lawyers, in this case this qualification of the crime is erroneous & most likely, it's treason However, at that time, Ukrainian legislation did not have a clear idea of how to qualify such crimes.
According to lawyers, in this case this qualification of the crime is erroneous & most likely, it's treason However, at that time, Ukrainian legislation did not have a clear idea of how to qualify such crimes.
Despite offers to lay down their arms & surrender, Ukrainian fighters decided to break through.
As a result of fierce battles, 10 Ukrainains were killed.
5 were captured, 4 were able to escape to their own.
The pilot himself, was captured, but later returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine.
As a result of fierce battles, 10 Ukrainains were killed.
5 were captured, 4 were able to escape to their own.
The pilot himself, was captured, but later returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine.
July 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Despite offers to lay down their arms & surrender, Ukrainian fighters decided to break through.
As a result of fierce battles, 10 Ukrainains were killed.
5 were captured, 4 were able to escape to their own.
The pilot himself, was captured, but later returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine.
As a result of fierce battles, 10 Ukrainains were killed.
5 were captured, 4 were able to escape to their own.
The pilot himself, was captured, but later returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine.
he then informed the enemy about the location of the Ukrainian military.
The enemy sent a mobile strike group.
infantry supported by armored vehicles, including armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles.
The 3rd regiment were surrounded.
The enemy sent a mobile strike group.
infantry supported by armored vehicles, including armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles.
The 3rd regiment were surrounded.
July 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
he then informed the enemy about the location of the Ukrainian military.
The enemy sent a mobile strike group.
infantry supported by armored vehicles, including armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles.
The 3rd regiment were surrounded.
The enemy sent a mobile strike group.
infantry supported by armored vehicles, including armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles.
The 3rd regiment were surrounded.
On July 29, after an unsuccessful search, Ukrainian fighters went to a farm on the outskirts of the village of Latysheve. Local farmer Mykola Butrimenko offered them a place to spend the night in his hangar.
Soon after, he left, ostensibly to visit his wife in the hospital in the town of Snizhne.
Soon after, he left, ostensibly to visit his wife in the hospital in the town of Snizhne.
July 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
On July 29, after an unsuccessful search, Ukrainian fighters went to a farm on the outskirts of the village of Latysheve. Local farmer Mykola Butrimenko offered them a place to spend the night in his hangar.
Soon after, he left, ostensibly to visit his wife in the hospital in the town of Snizhne.
Soon after, he left, ostensibly to visit his wife in the hospital in the town of Snizhne.
Two more reconnaissance groups, each consisting of eight special forces, as well as two Ural truck drivers, were sent to the area to search for the second one.
Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Lysenko. Was the leader of these groups.
Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Lysenko. Was the leader of these groups.
July 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Two more reconnaissance groups, each consisting of eight special forces, as well as two Ural truck drivers, were sent to the area to search for the second one.
Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Lysenko. Was the leader of these groups.
Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Lysenko. Was the leader of these groups.
The 3rd Separate Special Forces Regiment was responsible for an operation to find & evacuate them.
five fighters in civilian clothes was sent first to search so as not to attract unnecessary attention. one of the pilots was saved.
July 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The 3rd Separate Special Forces Regiment was responsible for an operation to find & evacuate them.
five fighters in civilian clothes was sent first to search so as not to attract unnecessary attention. one of the pilots was saved.
2 Ukrainian Su-25's had performed a combat sortie in the area of the state border.
During a flight over the village of Dymytrivka, Shakhtarsky district, both aircraft were hit by anti-aircraft missile systems used by the self-proclaimed "DPR". Both pilots managed to eject.
July 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
2 Ukrainian Su-25's had performed a combat sortie in the area of the state border.
During a flight over the village of Dymytrivka, Shakhtarsky district, both aircraft were hit by anti-aircraft missile systems used by the self-proclaimed "DPR". Both pilots managed to eject.
🧵🧵 PART 1
Fallen warriors of Special Operations Forces.
🇺🇦 🕯️ July 29: Day of Remembrance for Fallen Special Operations Forces
Especially remembering the 2014 Snizhne mission, where a 3rd Regiment team were ambushed while attempting to rescue pilots
Fallen warriors of Special Operations Forces.
🇺🇦 🕯️ July 29: Day of Remembrance for Fallen Special Operations Forces
Especially remembering the 2014 Snizhne mission, where a 3rd Regiment team were ambushed while attempting to rescue pilots
July 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🧵🧵 PART 1
Fallen warriors of Special Operations Forces.
🇺🇦 🕯️ July 29: Day of Remembrance for Fallen Special Operations Forces
Especially remembering the 2014 Snizhne mission, where a 3rd Regiment team were ambushed while attempting to rescue pilots
Fallen warriors of Special Operations Forces.
🇺🇦 🕯️ July 29: Day of Remembrance for Fallen Special Operations Forces
Especially remembering the 2014 Snizhne mission, where a 3rd Regiment team were ambushed while attempting to rescue pilots
Throwback Thursday:
📚 History Matters
March 2014 — As Russia’s war against Ukraine began, the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar” was among the first to be deployed to the frontlines.
📚 History Matters
March 2014 — As Russia’s war against Ukraine began, the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar” was among the first to be deployed to the frontlines.
July 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Throwback Thursday:
📚 History Matters
March 2014 — As Russia’s war against Ukraine began, the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar” was among the first to be deployed to the frontlines.
📚 History Matters
March 2014 — As Russia’s war against Ukraine began, the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar” was among the first to be deployed to the frontlines.
In the chaos of combat, communication is everything.
Radios are the lifeline that connects soldiers, commanders, and support teams — turning individual fighters into a coordinated force.
Without reliable radios:
🔹 Orders get delayed or lost
Radios are the lifeline that connects soldiers, commanders, and support teams — turning individual fighters into a coordinated force.
Without reliable radios:
🔹 Orders get delayed or lost
July 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In the chaos of combat, communication is everything.
Radios are the lifeline that connects soldiers, commanders, and support teams — turning individual fighters into a coordinated force.
Without reliable radios:
🔹 Orders get delayed or lost
Radios are the lifeline that connects soldiers, commanders, and support teams — turning individual fighters into a coordinated force.
Without reliable radios:
🔹 Orders get delayed or lost
🎯 Frontline Skills:
Breathing, Balance, and Precision
In combat, accuracy isn’t just about pulling the trigger — it’s about control.
Every soldier must learn to manage their breathing, body, and weapon as one unified system.
Breathing, Balance, and Precision
In combat, accuracy isn’t just about pulling the trigger — it’s about control.
Every soldier must learn to manage their breathing, body, and weapon as one unified system.
July 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🎯 Frontline Skills:
Breathing, Balance, and Precision
In combat, accuracy isn’t just about pulling the trigger — it’s about control.
Every soldier must learn to manage their breathing, body, and weapon as one unified system.
Breathing, Balance, and Precision
In combat, accuracy isn’t just about pulling the trigger — it’s about control.
Every soldier must learn to manage their breathing, body, and weapon as one unified system.
🩸 The Last Lesson Before the Frontline
The day before deployment, soldiers from the Alcatraz Battalion gathered in the dirt for one last tactical medicine course taught by Green Cross.
The day before deployment, soldiers from the Alcatraz Battalion gathered in the dirt for one last tactical medicine course taught by Green Cross.
July 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🩸 The Last Lesson Before the Frontline
The day before deployment, soldiers from the Alcatraz Battalion gathered in the dirt for one last tactical medicine course taught by Green Cross.
The day before deployment, soldiers from the Alcatraz Battalion gathered in the dirt for one last tactical medicine course taught by Green Cross.
Hidden in a blindage — safe, silent, watching. But without radios, that safety ends the moment we need to speak.
When we don’t have radios, we’re forced to leave cover, step into danger, and run messages under drones and fire.
One transmission. One order.
When we don’t have radios, we’re forced to leave cover, step into danger, and run messages under drones and fire.
One transmission. One order.
July 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hidden in a blindage — safe, silent, watching. But without radios, that safety ends the moment we need to speak.
When we don’t have radios, we’re forced to leave cover, step into danger, and run messages under drones and fire.
One transmission. One order.
When we don’t have radios, we’re forced to leave cover, step into danger, and run messages under drones and fire.
One transmission. One order.
Even in war, there are smiles.
Big ones. The kind that stop you in your tracks and remind you what we’re fighting for.
Behind the weight of gear, the hours of training, and the reality of war — there are human hearts still beating with life.
Big ones. The kind that stop you in your tracks and remind you what we’re fighting for.
Behind the weight of gear, the hours of training, and the reality of war — there are human hearts still beating with life.
July 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Even in war, there are smiles.
Big ones. The kind that stop you in your tracks and remind you what we’re fighting for.
Behind the weight of gear, the hours of training, and the reality of war — there are human hearts still beating with life.
Big ones. The kind that stop you in your tracks and remind you what we’re fighting for.
Behind the weight of gear, the hours of training, and the reality of war — there are human hearts still beating with life.
He climbs the hill with everything he needs to survive strapped to his back — rifle, shovel, sleeping roll, pack. Every ounce matters. Every step is purpose.
This is what a soldier looks like when there’s no one else to carry the weight.
This is what a soldier looks like when there’s no one else to carry the weight.
July 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
He climbs the hill with everything he needs to survive strapped to his back — rifle, shovel, sleeping roll, pack. Every ounce matters. Every step is purpose.
This is what a soldier looks like when there’s no one else to carry the weight.
This is what a soldier looks like when there’s no one else to carry the weight.
This is the reality of war.
Men who volunteer to crawl into this dirt-walled blindage — no comfort, no escape from the summer heat and relentless mosquitoes — all to protect Ukrainians from genocide.
Men who volunteer to crawl into this dirt-walled blindage — no comfort, no escape from the summer heat and relentless mosquitoes — all to protect Ukrainians from genocide.
July 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is the reality of war.
Men who volunteer to crawl into this dirt-walled blindage — no comfort, no escape from the summer heat and relentless mosquitoes — all to protect Ukrainians from genocide.
Men who volunteer to crawl into this dirt-walled blindage — no comfort, no escape from the summer heat and relentless mosquitoes — all to protect Ukrainians from genocide.
Survival in war isn’t chance — it’s skill, discipline, and preparation.
And behind every soldier learning to fight stands an instructor who’s already lived through the things we’re training for.
They don’t shout for attention — they command it.
They’ve seen the cost of hesitation.
And behind every soldier learning to fight stands an instructor who’s already lived through the things we’re training for.
They don’t shout for attention — they command it.
They’ve seen the cost of hesitation.
July 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Survival in war isn’t chance — it’s skill, discipline, and preparation.
And behind every soldier learning to fight stands an instructor who’s already lived through the things we’re training for.
They don’t shout for attention — they command it.
They’ve seen the cost of hesitation.
And behind every soldier learning to fight stands an instructor who’s already lived through the things we’re training for.
They don’t shout for attention — they command it.
They’ve seen the cost of hesitation.
Somewhere in Donetsk Oblast, a soldier from our battalion lies down in the tall grass during a rare quiet moment — staring at photos on his phone. Not tactical maps. Not messages from command.
Pictures of someone he loves.
In war, we cling to the things that remind us we’re still human.
Pictures of someone he loves.
In war, we cling to the things that remind us we’re still human.
July 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Somewhere in Donetsk Oblast, a soldier from our battalion lies down in the tall grass during a rare quiet moment — staring at photos on his phone. Not tactical maps. Not messages from command.
Pictures of someone he loves.
In war, we cling to the things that remind us we’re still human.
Pictures of someone he loves.
In war, we cling to the things that remind us we’re still human.
📚 This used to be a school.
Now it’s just walls charred by war.
Empty windows staring out at a future stolen.
Behind us is not just a building — it’s the symbol of everything we’re trying to protect.
Children should be filling these classrooms, not soldiers standing in their ruins.
Now it’s just walls charred by war.
Empty windows staring out at a future stolen.
Behind us is not just a building — it’s the symbol of everything we’re trying to protect.
Children should be filling these classrooms, not soldiers standing in their ruins.
July 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📚 This used to be a school.
Now it’s just walls charred by war.
Empty windows staring out at a future stolen.
Behind us is not just a building — it’s the symbol of everything we’re trying to protect.
Children should be filling these classrooms, not soldiers standing in their ruins.
Now it’s just walls charred by war.
Empty windows staring out at a future stolen.
Behind us is not just a building — it’s the symbol of everything we’re trying to protect.
Children should be filling these classrooms, not soldiers standing in their ruins.
Some acts of kindness go far beyond words — they save lives.
Thanks to Team Bravo, our battalion was connected with Eldon Biologicals, who generously donated 350 blood type testing cards to us.
Before this, we were fundraising to buy them ourselves.
Thanks to Team Bravo, our battalion was connected with Eldon Biologicals, who generously donated 350 blood type testing cards to us.
Before this, we were fundraising to buy them ourselves.
July 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Some acts of kindness go far beyond words — they save lives.
Thanks to Team Bravo, our battalion was connected with Eldon Biologicals, who generously donated 350 blood type testing cards to us.
Before this, we were fundraising to buy them ourselves.
Thanks to Team Bravo, our battalion was connected with Eldon Biologicals, who generously donated 350 blood type testing cards to us.
Before this, we were fundraising to buy them ourselves.