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Alternative History Infoboxes

Black Tuesday
Location	London, United Kingdom, Paris, France, Madrid, Spain, Brussels, Belgium, Beslan, Russia, Qatar, Kuwait, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Quetta, Pakistan and Airspace over Pacific Ocean (Phase I) Langley, New York City, Arlington, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit and San Francisco, U.S. (Phase II)
Date	September 11, 2001
Target	Phase 1: 13 American airliners, four London Undergroundstrains, The Bataclan theatre, Boulevard Voltaire, Rue de Charonne, Rues Bichat and Alibert, Beslan school, Madrid subway, Prince Sultan Air Base, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Al Udeid Air Base, PAF Base Samungli, European Parliament Phase 2: World Trade Center, Pentagon, United States Capitol, White House, Sears Tower, U.S. Bank Tower, Renaissance Center, Transamerica Pyramid, Oregon Nuclear Power Plant and the CIA Headquarters
Attack type	Islamic terrorism, suicide attack, bombing, mass murder, car bombings, assassination and aircraft hijacking
Deaths	21,450+
Injured	41,700-105,000+
Perpetrators	Al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden and aided by Islamic Courts Union, Turkistan Islamic Party, Tehreek-e-Nifaz e Shariate Muhammadi and Mujahideen in Chechnya
Motive	United States foreign policy in the Middle East Anti-Christian sentiment

War in Afghanistan (2001–2010)
Part of the war on terror and the Afghan conflict
Clockwise from top-left: American troops in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in Kunar Province; An American F-15E Strike Eagle dropping 2000 pound JDAMs on a cave in eastern Afghanistan; an Afghan soldier surveying atop a Humvee; Afghan and American soldiers move through snow in Logar Province; victorious Taliban fighters after securing Kabul; an Afghan soldier surveying a valley in Parwan Province; British troops preparing to board a Chinook during Operation Black Prince
Date 7 October 2001 – 30 February 2010 Location Afghanistan (Spillover in Pakistan[b]) Result American-led coalition and Northern Alliance/Islamic Republic of Afghanistan victory[24] Territorial changes Islamic Republic of Afghanistan consolidates control of the entire territory of Afghanistan
Belligerents
Invasion (2001):   United States   Northern Alliance   United Kingdom   France   Canada   Italy   Germany   Australia   New Zealand	Invasion (2001):   Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan   Taliban   Haqqani network Non-state allies:   Al-Qaeda 055 Brigade   Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan[1]   Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi[2][3]   Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad[4][5]
ISAF phase (2001–2010):   Islamic State of Afghanistan (2001–2002)   Afghan Transitional Authority (2002–2004)   Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2010)   Pakistan (2004-2010)[a]   ISAF (2001–2014; 51 countries)[6]   United States   United Kingdom   Canada   Germany   Australia   Italy   New Zealand   France   Turkey   Georgia (country)   Jordan   Bulgaria   Poland   Romania   Spain   Czech Republic   Macedonia   Denmark   Armenia   Azerbaijan   Finland   Croatia   Hungary   Norway   Lithuania   Mongolia   United Arab Emirates   Belgium   Portugal   Slovakia   Netherlands   Montenegro   Latvia   Sweden   Albania   Ukraine   Bosnia–Herzegovina   Greece   Ireland   Iceland   Estonia   Austria   Malaysia   Slovenia   Colombia   Switzerland   Bahrain   El Salvador   Luxembourg   South Korea   Tonga   Singapore Khost Protection Force and other pro-government paramilitaries[7]	ISAF/RS phase (2001–2021):   Taliban  ·  Haqqani network[8] (from 2002)   al-Qaeda  ·  Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent[9]   Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan   Turkistan Islamic Party   Lashkar-e-Jhangvi[10]   Pakistani Taliban[11]   Lashkar-e-Islam Supported by:   Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (on and ofg)   Islamic Jihad Union[12][13] (from 2002)   Iran (alleged, but denied by Iran)[14]   Russia (alleged, but denied by Russia)[15][16][17]   Saudi Arabia (alleged, but denied by Saudi Arabia)[18][19]   Qatar (alleged by Saudi Arabia, but denied by Qatar)[20][21]   China (alleged by the US, but denied by China)[22][23]
Commanders and leaders
List   Hamid Karzai   Ashraf Ghani   George W. Bush   Barack Obama   Donald Trump   Joe Biden   Donald Rumsfeld   Robert Gates   Leon Panetta   Chuck Hagel   Ash Carter   Jim Mattis   Mark Esper   Lloyd Austin   Tony Blair   Gordon Brown   David Cameron   Theresa May   Boris Johnson   Geoff Hoon   John Reid   Desmond Browne   John Hutton   Robert Ainsworth   Liam Fox   Philip Hammond   Michael Fallon   Gavin Williamson   Penelope Mordaunt   Ben Wallace   Jean Chrétien   Paul Martin   Stephen Harper   Justin Trudeau   Gerhard Schröder   Angela Merkel   John Howard   Kevin Rudd   Julia Gillard   Tony Abbott   Malcolm Turnbull   Scott Morrison   Silvio Berlusconi   Romano Prodi   Mario Monti   Enrico Letta   Matteo Renzi   Paolo Gentiloni   Giuseppe Conte   Mario Draghi   Helen Clark   John Key   Bill English   Jacinda Ardern   John F. Campbell   List of former ISAF Commanders   Nangialai †[25]   Abdul Manan Niazi †[26]	List   Mullah Omar #   Akhtar Mansour †   Hibatullah Akhundzada   Obaidullah Akhund †[27][failed verification]   Jalaluddin Haqqani #   Sirajuddin Haqqani   Mullah Yaqoob   Abdul Ghani Baradar   Gulbuddin Hekmatyar   Osama bin Laden †   Ayman al-Zawahiri   Asim Umar †   Muhammad Rasul   Haji Najibullah[28]
Strength
ISAF: 130,000+ (peak strength)[29]   Afghan National Defense and Security Forces: 240,947 (peak strength, January 2010)[30] Defence contractors: 107,511 (peak strength, Q2 2010)[31]   High Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: 3,000–3,500[32] Khost Protection Force: 3,000 (2008)[33]	Taliban: 58,000–100,000 (2004)[34]  ·  Haqqani network: 4,000–15,000 (2009)[35][36][37]   HIG: 1,500+ (2007)[38]   al-Qaeda: c. 300 in 2008[39][40][41] (c. 3,000 in 2001)[39]   Fidai Mahaz: 7,000 (2010)[28]
Casualties and losses
Afghan security forces: 66,000–69,095 killed[42][43] Northern Alliance: 200 killed[44][45][46][47][48] Coalition: Dead: 3,579 United States: 2,420 United Kingdom: 457[49] Canada: 159 France: 90 Germany: 62 Italy: 53 Others: 338 Wounded: 23,536 United States: 20,093[50] United Kingdom: 2,188[51] Canada: 2,071[c][53] Contractors Dead: 3,917[43][54][55] Wounded: 15,000+[54][55] Total killed: 76,591	Taliban insurgents: 80,000+ killed[56] (2,000+ al-Qaeda fighters)[39]
Civilians killed: 46,319[43] Total killed: 176,206 (per Costs of War Project)[57] 212,191+ (per UCDP)[58] Total killed in related insurgency in Pakistan: 66,650[43]

Afghan conflict
1975 uprising Saur Revolution (1978) 1979 uprisings Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989) Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes Islamic State–Taliban conflict (2015–present) Republican insurgency in Afghanistan

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Pakistan)

Wana Sunrise Mirali Rah-e-Haq Earthquake Righteous Path Sherdil Angur Ada Black Thunderstorm Rah-e-Raast Janbaz Khyber Pass Rah-e-Nijat Khwakh Ba De Sham Mohmand Neptune Spear Koh-e-Sufaid Zarb-e-Azb Khyber Ghazi Radd-ul-Fasaad Bannu North Waziristan Sarbakaf American airstrikes Damadola Chenagai Dande Darpakhel Miramshah Baghar China Laghman Shrawangai Nazarkhel Datta Khel Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan: Spera and Shultan Paktika Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes (since 2003) Pakistan–United States skirmishes (2008–2012) 2009 refugee crisis in Pakistan Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes (2024–present)

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

History Timeline 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Battles and operations Invasion Crescent Wind Rhino Mazar-i-Sharif Kunduz Herat Kabul Tarinkot Trent Kandahar Qala-i-Jangi Shawali Kowt Sayyd Alma Kalay Tora Bora Helmand Province campaign Lejay Eagle Fury Lashkar Gah 2006 Taliban offensive Mountain Thrust 1st Sangin Mountain Fury Nawzad Achilles Musa Qala I Volcano Kryptonite Silver Pickaxe-Handle Hammer Nasrat Musa Qala II Garmsir Eagle's Summit Red Dagger Shahi Tandar Diesel Mar Lewe Panther's Claw Strike of the Sword Dahaneh Cobra's Anger Moshtarak Tor Shezada Battle of Sangin Camp Bastion January 2017 Lashkargah Sangin June 2017 Lashkargah Camp Shorabak Grishk Kandahar Province 2001 Kandahar bombing Fall of Kandahar Tarnak Farm Mongoose Medusa Avalanche 2006 Taliban offensive Kaika Panjwaii Falcon Summit Hoover Luger Kamin Shah Wali Kot 2008 Kandahar Spin Boldak Sarposa Arghandab Wech Baghtu 2009 Kandahar Nadahan Hamkari Dragon Strike Baawar Battle of Kandahar Kandahar massacre 2017 Kandahar 2020 Kandahar Eastern Afghanistan Hazar Qadam Anaconda (Takur Ghar) Warrior Sweep Jacana Haven Denial Mountain Resolve Korangal valley (Red Wings) Jaji border incident Bagram (2007) South Korean hostages Nangar Khel Aranas Wanat Ebrahimkhel Alasay Bari Alai Ganjal Kamdesh Narang Khataba 2010 Badakhshan massacre Bad Pakh Bulldog Bite Barawala Kalay Valley Do Ab Asadabad Bagram (2014) Jalalabad (2015) Bagram (2015) Nangarhar Jalalabad (2016) Janikhel Bagram (2016) Mohmand Valley Tora Bora Jalalabad (January 2018) Jalalabad (July 2018) Jalalabad (September 2018) Charikar Jalalabad (2019) Bagram (2019) May 2020 Kabul Province 2002 2008 Serena Hotel 2008 Indian embassy Uzbin 2009 raids NATO HQ 2009 Indian embassy Bakhtar January 2010 February 2010 May 2010 2011 Inter-Continental Hotel September 2011 December 2011 April 2012 June 2013 Palace January 2014 2014 Serena Hotel December 2014 Park Palace Parliament 7 August 2015 10 August 2015 22 August 2015 Spanish Embassy April 2016 Canadian Embassy July 2016 American University September 2016 January 2017 March 2017 May 2017 October 2017 mosque 28 December 2017 2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Ambulance March 2018 22 April 2018 30 April 2018 September 2018 2019 mosque 1 July 2019 28 July 2019 7 August 2019 17 August 2019 2 and 5 September 2019 17 September 2019 6 March 2020 Gurdwara May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 August 2020 September 2020 October 2020 November 2020 University December 2020 2021 school Fall of Kabul (2021) 2021 hospital Kunduz Province Airlift Siege Harekate Yolo Karez Oqab 2009 airstrike Sahda Ehlm Gala-e Gorg Halmazag 2015 battle Hospital airstrike Hostage crisis 2016 battle Boz Qandahari Kunduz madrassa 2020 Major operations Mountain Viper Asbury Park 2006 Taliban offensive Perth Chora Firebase Anaconda Shewan Balamorghab Sabzak Derapet Doan Kunduz (2015) Omari Tarinkot Kunduz (2016) Boz Qandahari Darzab (2017) Farah Darzab (2018) Kunar (2019–2020) Ghazni 2021 Taliban offensive Zaranj Kunduz Herat Kandahar Lashkargah Kabul Airstrikes Sayyd Alma Kalay Uruzgan wedding Hyderabad Gora Prai Haska Meyna/Deh Bala Azizabad Wech Baghtu Granai Kunduz (2009) Uruzgan helicopter Sangin (2010) Mano Gai Baraki Barak Kapisa Kunar Kunduz hospital Sangin (2017) Nangarhar Kunduz madrassa Major insurgent attacks 2002 Kabul 2007 Attempted assassination of Dick Cheney S Korean hostage Baghlan sugar factory 2008 Kandahar Spin Boldak Khost Kabul Indian embassy Kabul hotel 2009 Kabul raids Kabul NATO Kandahar Kabul Indian embassy Kabul UN guesthouse Camp Chapman 2010 Kabul (Jan) Kabul (Feb) Kabul (May) Nadahan 2011 Logar Kabul hotel Nimruz Zabul Kabul (Sep) Kabul & Mazar-e-Sharif 2012 Raids Camp Bastion FOB Salerno Attack 2013 Farah Kabul court Kabul palace Jalalabad Herat 2014 Kabul restaurant Kabul hotel Herat Indian consulate Bagram 1st Paktika 2nd Paktika Kabul school 2015 Jalalabad Kabul hotel Kabul Parliament Khost Kabul police Kabul Airport Kabul NATO Ghazni Kandahar Kabul Spanish embassy Bagram 2016 Jalalabad Kabul NDS Kunduz-Takhar highway Kabul Canadian embassy Wardak Kabul Hazara protest Kabul University Kabul Defense Ministry Mazar-i-Sharif Bagram 2017 Bombings (Jan) Kabul hospital Camp Shaheen Kabul (May) Herat (Jun) June Lashkargah Herat (Aug) Gardez & Ghazni Kabul & Ghor Kabul Shi'ite 2018 Kabul hotel Jalalabad (Save the Children) Kabul ambulance Kabul (Mar) Kabul (22 Apr) Kabul (30 Apr) Jalalabad (Jul) Baghlan Kabul (Sep) Jalalabad (Sep) 2019 Maidan Shar Camp Shorabak Kabul mosque Kabul Defense Ministry Ghazni Kabul office Farah Kabul police Kabul wedding Kabul (Sep) Charikar & Kabul Qalat Jalalabad Haska Meyna Bagram 2020 Kabul (6 Mar) Kabul gurdwara May June July August Jalalabad September October November Kabul University December 2021 Jan-Aug Kabul school Spin Boldak Massacres Dasht-i-Leili Shinwar Nangar Narang Maywand Khataba Badakhshan Kandahar FOB Delhi Other U.S. urination incident Quran burning protests Insurgents' bodies U.S.–Afghan agreement United States–Taliban deal U.S. withdrawal 2011–2016 2020–2021 Peace process 2021 Kabul airlift

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Ahmad Shāh Massoud احمد شاه مسعود
7th President of Afghanistan
Vice President	Hedayat Amin Arsala Mohammed Fahim Nematullah Shahrani Karim Khalili Abdul Qadir Ahmad Zia Massoud Yunus Qanuni
Preceded by	Burhanuddin Rabbani
Succeeded by	Ashraf Ghani
Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration
In office 22 December 2001[59] – 13 June 2002
Vice Chairman	Sima Samar Mohammed Fahim Muhammad Mohaqiq Mohammad Shakir Kargar Hedayat Amin Arsala
President	Burhanuddin Rabbani
Minister of Defense of Afghanistan
In office April 28, 1992 – 20 September 2001 (In opposition to the Taliban from September 27, 1996)
Predecessor	Mohammad Aslam Watanjar
Successor	Mohammed Fahim

| party = Jamiat-e Islami | spouse = Sediqa Massoud | children = 6, including Ahmad | awards = Full list | nickname = "Lion of Panjshir" (Dari: شیر پنجشیر) | awards = National Hero of Afghanistan
  Order of Ismoili Somoni | branch =   Jamiat-e Islami / Shura-e Nazar^[d]
  Afghan Armed Forces
  United Islamic Front | serviceyears = 1975–2001 | rank = General | commands = Mujahideen commander during the Soviet–Afghan War
Commander of the United Islamic Front

| battles =

• 1975 Panjshir Valley uprising^[60]
• Soviet–Afghan War
  • Panjshir offensives
    • Panjshir Front
  • First Panjshir Offensive
  • Second Panjshir Offensive
  • Operation Arrow
  • Marmoul offensives
  • Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
  • Operation Typhoon (Panjshir) [ru]
• First Afghan Civil War
• Second Afghan Civil War
  • Afshar Operation
• Third Afghan Civil War
• War in Afghanistan
  • United States invasion of Afghanistan
  • Battle of Tarinkot
  • Fall of Kandahar
  • Taliban insurgency

| birth_date = (1953-09-02)September 2, 1953{{ | death_date = September 11, 2012(2012-09-11) (aged 59) | birth_place = Bazarak, Kingdom of Afghanistan | death_place = | death_cause = }}

Angels Detachment

It was established in 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine by the commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Oleksiy Neizhpapa to rescue trapped personnel and civilians from behind the frontlines, most operations of the unit and details of almost all operations are kept secret.^[61] In December 2022, it evacuated two Ukrainian marines from occupied territory.^[62] In February 2023, it evacuated a trapped marine from Mariupol.^[63] In September 2023, it rescued two Ukrainian paratroopers who had been hiding behind the enemy lines for over one and a half years.^[64] By September 2023, it had evacuated 63 people.^[65] On 4 July 2024, it evacuated a trapped Ukrainian Marine from Russian occupied territory, the 69th person rescued by the unit.^[66] In September 2024, it evacuated four members of the family of a Ukrainian Navy officer trapped in Crimea and persecuted by the Russian FSB, in a covert operation.^[67] From February to April 2025, it evacuated six people from occupied territories.^[68] In June 2025, it was reported that the unit had evacuated a civilian from Kherson Oblast, who had been captured by Russian Forces after being accused of collaboration with the AFU.^[69] In August 2025, it evacuated a wounded serviceman from occupied territory.^[70]

Equipment

• DJI Mavic^[65]

6th Detachment

Main article: 6th Special Operations Detachment (Ukraine)

6th Special Purpose Detachment
6 Загін Спеціальних Дій
Battalion insignia
Founded	2022
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Main Directorate of Intelligence
Type	Spetsnaz
Role	Reconnaissance, counteroffensive and sabotage
Size	Detachment
Part of	Tymur Special Operations Detachment
Motto(s)	"Voe to the Vanquished"
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine

Military unit

The 6th Special Purpose Detachment is a volunteer special operations unit, one of the spetsnaz units of the Main Directorate of Intelligence, the unit was established in 2022. Composed mostly of volunteers from within Ukraine and abroad, the unit conducts special reconnaissance, sabotage, and other covert operations. It is a part of Tymur Special Operations Detachment.

History

The 6th Special Operations Detachment is a highly secretive and covert unit of the Tymur Special Operations Unit tasked with the "most difficult tasks" aimed at "instilling fear and terror in the enemy".^[71] On 5 August 2024, it participated in the repulsion of a major Russian offensive in Sumy Oblast, along with other unit, resulting in the deaths of 334 Russian soldiers and wounding of around 550 more,^[72][73] equivalent to eight infantry companies in number.^[74] They entered close quarters combat with Russian forces while attempting to clear their positions.^[75] Following the success of the offensive, Russian forces refused to storm the position held by HUR forces.^[76]

Equipment

• International MaxxPro – American MRAP armored fighting vehicle^[77]

Afghan and Soviet warplanes in Pakistani airspace

Soviet Union and Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force jet fighters and bombers would occasionally cross into Pakistani airspace to target Afghan refugees camps in Pakistan. To counter the Soviet jets, the United States started providing F-16 jets to Pakistan.^[78] These F-16 jets lacked the capability to fire radar-guided beyond-visual range missiles, and thus they were required to get close to their opponents in order to use their AIM-9P and more advanced AIM-9L Sidewinder heat-seeking or their 20-millimeter Vulcan cannons. On 17 May 1986, two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 jets intercepted two Su-22M3K belonging to Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force (DRAAF) near the Pakistani airspace.^[78] Pakistani officials insisted that both the fighter jets belonging to DRAAF were shot down while Afghan officials confirmed loss of only one fighter jet. Following the engagement, there was a major decline in the number of attacks on Afghan refugees camps in Pakistan. On 16 April 1987, a group of PAF F-16s again chased down two DRAAF Su-22 and managed to shoot down one of them and capture its pilot.^[78] In 1987, the Soviet Union reported that Pakistani fighter jets were roaming in Afghan airspace, harassing attempts to aerial resupply the besieged garrisons like the one in Khost. On 30 March 1987, two PAF F-16s shot down an An-26 cargo plane, killing all 39 personnel on board the aircraft. In the coming years, PAF claimed credit for shooting down several Mi-8 transport helicopters, and another An-26 which was on a reconnaissance mission in 1989.^[78] Also in 1987, two PAF F-16 jets ambushed four Mig-23 which were bombing Mujahideen supply bases. In the clash, one PAF F-16 was lost after it was accidentally hit by an AIM-9 Sidewinder fired by the second PAF F-16. The PAF pilot landed in Afghanistan territory and was smuggled back to Pakistan along with wreckage of his aircraft by the Mujahideen. However, some Russian sources claim that the F-16 was shot down by a Mig-23, though the Soviet Mig-23 were not carrying air-to-air missiles.^[78] On 8 August 1988, Colonel Alexander Rutskoy was leading a group of Sukhoi Su-25 fighter jets to attack a refugee camp in Miramshah, Pakistan. His fighter jet was intercepted and shot down by two PAF F-16. Colonel Alexander Rustkoy landed in Pakistani territory and was captured.^[78] He was later exchanged back to the Soviet Union. A month later, around twelve Mig-23 crossed into Pakistani airspace with the aim to lure into ambush the Pakistani F-16s. Two PAF F-16s flew towards the Soviet fighter jets.^[78] The Soviet radars failed to detect the low flying F-16s, and the Sidewinder fired by one of the F-16s damaged one of the Mig-23. However, the damaged Mig-23 managed to return home. Two Mig-23 engaged the two PAF F-16s. The Pakistani officials state that both the Mig-23 were shot down. However, Soviet records show that no additional aircraft were lost that day. The last aerial engagement took place on 3 November 1988, in which one Su-2M4K belonging to DRAAF was shot down by a Pakistani Air Force jet.^[78] During the conflict, Pakistan Air Force F-16 had shot down ten aircraft, belonging to Soviet Union, which had intruded into Pakistani territory. However, the Soviet record only confirmed five kills (three Su-22s, one Su-25 and one An-26). Some sources show that PAF had shot down at least a dozen more aircraft during the war. However, those kills were not officially acknowledged because they took place in Afghanistan's airspace and acknowledging those kills would mean that Afghan airspace was violated by PAF.^[78] In all, Pakistan Air Force F-16s had downed several MiG-23s, Su-22s, an Su-25, and an An-24 while losing only one F-16.^[79]

1. During Spillover as the War in Northwest Pakistan
2. Bordering areas of Pakistan were affected (War in North-West Pakistan), and was considered for some time to be a single theater of operations by the United States (AfPak).
3. Per figures released by Canadian Department of National Defence in June 2013, 635 were listed as WIA (wounded in action) while 1,436 were listed as NBI (non-battle injuries).^[52]
4. Part of the Afghan mujahideen.

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62. Ukrainian special unit called “Angels” rescues Ukrainian POWs from occupied territory — MP
63. Морпіх, який 9 місяців переховувся в окупованому Маріуполі, розказав, як його врятували “Ангели
64. 2 paratroopers who hid out in Russian-occupied territory for 18 months were rescued by Ukraine's special forces, Navy says
65. Оголошено збір на дрон спецпідрозділу ВМС «Ангели», який успішно евакуював вже 63 людини з окупованої території
66. Ukrainian forces rescue marine from occupation after over a year in captivity – video
67. Ukrainian intelligence evacuates naval officer's family from Crimea, Navy says
68. Спецзагін ВМС Ангели показали, як рятували українців з окупації
69. Імітували розстріл. Жителю Херсонщини допомогли виїхати з окупації спецпідрозділ “Ангел” ВМС України
70. Николаевский отряд специальной разведки «Ангелы» эвакуировал с оккупированной территории военного ВСУ
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72. WATCH: Ukrainian Intel’s Special Ops Wipe Out 334 Russian Soldiers in Sumy, Foil New Offensive
73. The long-feared special forces unit that ‘wiped out’ a Russian battalion
74. DIU Operation: Russians Lose Up to Eight Infantry Companies in the Sumy Region
75. Ukrainian intelligence forces halt Russian advance in Sumy region: 334 killed, over 550 wounded during special operation
76. Ukraine’s military intelligence halts Russian advance on Sumy: Footage revealed
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