Telegram channels reported the detention of Girkin in Crimea. The fighter himself denies the information ,
Igor Girkin .
KYIV. UkraineGate . 14. August . 2022 | World News .
The former so-called “Minister of Defense of the DPR”, war criminal Ihor Girkin “Strelkov” commented on the information of Russian Telegram channels about his detention in occupied Crimea, from where he allegedly tried to get to the combat zone in mainland Ukraine .
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“To comment on Ihor Mykolayovych Bezler is to disrespect yourself. I have not been to the bullpen and do not plan to. I will definitely be at the front sooner or later (this war, as I warned in advance, will be long and difficult). But not right now,” Girkin wrote in VKontakte.
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Previously, Girkin’s associate Oleksandr Zhuchkovsky stated that Strelkov allegedly tried to get to the front , but was detained in the occupied Crimea .
Bellingcat investigative journalist Hristo Grozev commented on rumors about Girkin’s detention.
“This could very well be a discrediting campaign against him by his former bosses – who, of course, would have a copy of his passport, which they themselves issued. He became a clear burden, offering to… “shoot the entire Politburo,” Grozev wrote on Twitter.
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The American edition of The New York Times called the terrorist , militant of the so-called “DNR”, war criminal Igor Girkin “Strelkov” a “military analyst”, without specifying his role in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Source: Ukrgate
