Captured commander of the 'Alga' battalion
Captured commander of the 'Alga' battalion — on what happened to the Tatarstan battalion. In the summer of 2022, the Tatarstan volunteer battalion 'Alga' was created as the main showcase project of the Kremlin of Kazan in the war in Ukraine.
Consensus
- The Tatarstan volunteer battalion 'Alga' was created in summer 2022 as a prominent project for the Kazan Kremlin during Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Official media and republican officials have avoided mentioning the battalion four years after its creation.
- The battalion experienced catastrophic losses from the beginning of the invasion.
- A major defeat occurred near Ugledar on February 6, 2103.
- Another significant defeat took place near Avdiivka in autumn 2023.
- The commander of 'Alga,' known by the call sign 'Shaytan,' was captured during these events.
- The captured commander attributed the battalion's failures to lack of coordination within the army.
Coverage (5 sources)
- He dies, and there is not even a name in the headquarters. Captured commander of "Alga" — about what happened to the battalion from Tatarstan — Север.Реалии
- He dies, and there is not even a name in the headquarters. Captured commander of "Alga" — about what happened to the battalion from Tatarstan — Сибирь.Реалии
- In the summer of 2022, the Tatarstan volunteer battalion 'Alga' was created as the main showcase project of the Kazan Kremlin... — Говорит НеМосква
- "He dies, and there is not even a name in the headquarters" Captured commander of "Alga" — on what happened to the battalion from Tatarstan — Idel.Реалии
- In the summer of 2022, the Tatarstan volunteer battalion 'Alga' was created as the main showcase project of the Kazan Kremlin... — Радио Свобода