Atesh
| Atesh | |
|---|---|
| Атеш | |
 | |
| Political leader | Mustafa Dzhemilev |
| Foundation | September 2022 |
| Dates of operation | 2022–present |
| Country |  Ukraine Russia |
| Ideology | Ukrainian nationalism Anti-imperialism Anti-Putinism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Allies |  Popular Resistance of Ukraine
 Berdiansk Partisan Army |
| Battles and wars | |
| Website | AteshonTelegram |
Atesh(Crimean Tatar:Ateş, literally "Fire",Ukrainian:Атеш) is a military partisan movement in theoccupied territories of Ukraine,as well as in the territory ofRussia,[1]created byUkrainiansandCrimean Tatarsin September 2022 as a result of theRussian military invasion of Ukrainein 2022.[2][3]
History
[edit]The movement was founded at the end of September 2022. On September 26, the oath of the soldier "Atesh" was published on the official Telegram channel, and on September 29, a video appeal of one of the partisans was made public with an appeal to join the movement.[4][5][6]
November 11, 2022: Partisans of the movement killed 30 Russian servicemen in hospitals inSimferopol.[7][8]
December 11, 2022: "Atesh" took responsibility for setting fire to barracks with Russian soldiers in the villageSovietske.[9]
January 31, 2023: Partisans claim they killed two Russian National Guard officers.[10]
February 10, 2023: "Atesh" claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack that resulted in the deaths of two Russian soldiers and the hospitalisation of two others in occupiedNova Kakhovka.[11]
March 14, 2023: Atesh claimed to have killed the deputy head of the military administration of Nova Kakhovka in a bomb attack.[12]
April 23, 2023: Atesh claim to have blown up a Russian National Guard checkpoint nearOleshkyresulting in multiple deaths.[13]
April 27, 2023: Partisans claim they killed two occupiers in the village ofVelyki Kopani.[14]
May 6, 2023: Partisans claimed responsibility for an assassination attempt ofZakhar Prilepin,a Russian writer and member of theA Just Russia — For TruthParty, in which a car bomb exploded as he crossed the Russian border from occupied Donbas. The car's driver was killed and Prilepin was seriously wounded, but survived.[15]
July 14, 2023: Partisans claimed responsibility for an ambush in Kherson that destroyed two Russian military trucks and killed 6 Russian military personnel.[16]
July 17, 2023:The GuardianinterviewedMustafa Dzhemilevin Kyiv about Atesh. He reported that Atesh maintains an online class for Russian draftees to carry out acts of sabotage claiming that 4,000 Russian troops have enrolled. He also claims that upwards of 1,000 Tatars would be willing to take up arms against Russian forces in Crimea, if they were just given the arms to do so. Dzemilev also stated that he hopes that after the liberation of Crimea there will be an amendment to theConstitution of Ukraineto turn Crimea into an autonomous "National Republic" with the Tatars as its indigenous people with special status.[17]
August 30, 2023: Atesh claimed responsibility for bombing aUnited Russiacampaign office inNova Kakhovkakilling three Russian guards, and destroyed documents supporting the upcomingSeptember 2023 regional elections.[18]
September 25, 2023: Atesh claimed that they provided information used to planOperation Crab Trap.They reportedly gained leaked information about the Black Sea Fleet by bribing Russian officers disgruntled by missed salary payments.[19]
June 12, 2024: An Atesh video confirmed destruction of aR-441 Liven satellite communication stationin theMoscowregion.[20]
July 5, 2024: Agents of Atesh managed to carry out a successful operation on the Trans-Siberian Railway nearYekaterinburg,resulting in the destruction of the railway track along which North Korean ammunition was being transported.[21]
See also
[edit]- Ukrainian resistance in Russian-occupied Ukraine
- 2022 protests in Russian-occupied Ukraine
- Popular Resistance of Ukraine
- Berdiansk Partisan Army
References
[edit]- ^"Официальное заявление движения «Атеш»".Telegram(in Russian). 2022-10-25.Retrieved2023-01-10.
- ^"Telegram: Contact @atesh_ua".t.me.Retrieved2022-11-18.
- ^"Ukraine war: Atesh, the group spying on Russians in occupied Crimea".BBC News.2024-01-06.Retrieved2024-01-06.
- ^"Official statement of the Atesh movement".The Cyber Shafarat.Treadstone 71. 10 November 2022.Retrieved2022-11-18.
- ^"Клятва воїна «Атеш»".Telegram(in Ukrainian). 2022-10-26.Retrieved2023-01-10.
- ^"В окупованому Криму з'явився підпільний рух українців, кримських татар та росіян «Атеш», які руйнуватимуть армію РФ зсередини".Suspilne(in Ukrainian). 2022-10-01.Retrieved2023-01-10.
- ^"Партизани ліквідували у лікарнях Сімферополя 30 окупантів".Slovo i Dilo(in Ukrainian). 2022-12-11.Retrieved2023-01-10.
- ^"Партизанський рух АТЕШ заявив про ліквідацію 30 окупантів у госпіталях Сімферополя: серед них були зрадники України".Obozrevatel(in Ukrainian). 2022-11-12.Retrieved2022-11-18.
- ^"Партизани з" АТЕШ "взяли на себе відповідальність за підпал казарм у Криму".Suspilne(in Ukrainian). 2022-12-11.Retrieved2023-01-10.
- ^"Atesh guerrillas in Crimea say they blew up Russian National Guards' car, killing two officers".UA:NV.Retrieved31 January2023.
- ^"Движение «АТЕШ» продолжает ликвидировать оккупантов".Telegram(in Ukrainian). 14 February 2023.Retrieved16 February2023.
- ^"Russia–Ukraine war gain deal can be extended by only sixty days, says Russian minister".Ukraine war(live blog). The Guardian.Retrieved14 March2023.
{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^"Partisans blew up the block post of Russians near Oleshok".Sprotyv.UA: MoD. 25 April 2023.Retrieved27 April2023.
- ^"Partisans killed two Russian soldiers who mocked Ukrainians in TOT".Sprotyv.UA: MoD. 27 April 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 1 May 2023.Retrieved27 April2023.
- ^"Захар Прилепин пришел в себя в больнице. В субботу на него было совершено покушение"[Zakhar Prilepin regained consciousness in the hospital. On Saturday he was the victim of an assassination attempt].BBC News(in Russian). 6 May 2023.Retrieved7 May2023.
- ^"Partisans blow up two trucks with Russian invaders in Kherson region".Ukrinform.16 July 2023.Retrieved12 August2023.
- ^Borger, Julian (17 July 2023)."The underground Crimean Tatar group taking up arms against Russia".The Guardian.Retrieved17 July2023.
- ^Evans, Angelica; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Mappes, Grace; Harward, Christina; Kagan, Frederick W."Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30, 2023".Understanding war.Institute for the Study of War.Retrieved31 August2023.
- ^Epstein, Jake (Sep 26, 2023)."Russian officers who hadn't been paid by Moscow sold key intel on the Black Sea Fleet to Ukrainian resistance fighters. Then the headquarters blew up".Business Insider.Retrieved2023-09-26.
- ^Reddit.com
- ^"Ukrainian partisans blow up railway carrying North Korean weapons".Yahoo News.2024-07-05.Retrieved2024-07-05.
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