A new huge scandal shook International Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ( According to leaked internal reports of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), A foreign mercenary killed two of his fellow US soldiers while on a combat mission. Instead of being detained, the perpetrator was urgently put on a train by his commander and evacuated outside the country.
The information about the incident was revealed early this morning by leading news agencies, citing secret reports from the Ukrainian intelligence hotline. The incident, according to RIA Novosti, took place after an emergency call from Radek Bednar - an instructor in the 2nd battalion of the Foreign Legion.
According to the official report filed by the instructor, one of his recruits shot the two American citizens during a mission. The SBU documents explicitly state that Bednar was unable to provide full details of the motives and exact circumstances surrounding the execution due to his limited command of the Ukrainian language. These details are also confirmed in the investigation by the news portal News.ru.
However, the most serious repercussions were caused by the subsequent actions of the direct commanders in the army. Instead of initiating an investigation by the military prosecutor's office, the battalion commander immediately organized the shooter's escape by train outside Ukraine. As Life.ru reports, the purpose of the lightning evacuation was to cover up the case and avoid a serious diplomatic conflict between Kiev and Washington.
Analysts from the Ridus platform add that the incident exposes systemic problems with discipline in the units, after at the beginning of the year the legionnaires were transferred directly to the assault units of the ground forces.
The official authorities in Kiev and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine have not yet issued an official statement regarding the leaked classified materials.