FAKE: Russia detained Azov Battalion fighters Serhiy Velychko and Konstantin Nemychev

The network spreads information that Russian special forces allegedly detained fighters of the Azov Battalion Serhiy Velychko and Konstantin Nemychev near Kharkiv.

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.