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The network spreads information that Russian special forces allegedly detained fighters of the Azov Battalion Serhiy Velychko and Konstantin Nemychev near Kharkiv.
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However, this is a fake.
Serhiy Velychko (nickname “Chile”) and Konstantin Nemychev are at large, they are in Kharkiv. Combat commanders of the Kharkiv branch of the Azov Battalion’s Territorial Defense recorded a video from Kharkiv stating that they were at large. The video was published by the leader of the National Corps, Andriy Biletsky.
Костянтин Немічев і Сергій Величко (Чилі) про полон, російських фейкометів і Собчак pic.twitter.com/v2xsmiYplJ
— Андрій Білецький (@AndrijBilec) March 29, 2022
Nemychev and Velichko also published reports from Kharkiv in their Telegram channels, and statements about Russian captivity were fakes.
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