US flag. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 20The American mercenary said that those who want to become famous should not go to Ukraine and underestimate the forces of the Russian Federation, whose power cannot be compared with the Iraqi army and the Taliban * (the movement is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities), the American television channel CBS reports. Earlier, the British Telegraph reported that Russian the military captured in the suburbs of Kharkov two American mercenaries who fought on the side of Kyiv. According to the newspaper, 39-year-old Alexander Dryuke and 27-year-old Andy Huyn are considered the first Americans captured by the Russian military. The State Department previously informed that it has unconfirmed information about the capture of compatriots and finds out their fate in contact with their families, the Ukrainian authorities and the Red Cross.An American mercenary spoke about the circumstances of his surrenderThe unnamed mercenary, in an interview with a TV channel, said that he, Huyn and Dryuke were aware of the risks before going to Ukraine. According to the channel, he also «intimated» that they may still have underestimated Russia's overwhelming military advantage in firepower, in particular in control of airspace. just to pretend and sit in a tent, such people should not even try … People should understand how difficult (the situation — ed.) can be. This is not the Taliban. This is not the Iraqi army. The Russians have support here air superiority and air superiority. Without a doubt,” said the mercenary. According to the mercenary, the adventurers are more likely to be injured or killed. «Most likely, you will suffer. You may be killed, or someone will die because of you,» he warned. Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that the United States could «send a signal» to the Russian Federation through the embassy about allegedly captured mercenaries. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin does not know about the US military, who were allegedly captured by Russian troops in Ukraine. statistics on foreign mercenaries fighting for Kyiv* the movement is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities
