Original creator: 3-тя окрема штурмова бригада https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0g7BAbP1xc Original description: An interview with Timur Abdurakhmanov, the commander of the Alga volunteer battalion of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Russian Federation, call sign "Shaitan," who was captured by the Third Assault Brigade during the liberation of Andriivka near Bakhmut. He is the only Russian combatant captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2023. Abdurakhmanov moved to Andriivka from his command and observation post, thinking that his men were there. Instead, fighters of the 3rd Separate Mechanized Brigade had already entered the village and completely defeated the Alga volunteer battalion and two other battalions of the 72nd Brigade of the Russian Federation. The occupier is from Dagestan, a major in rank, a hereditary military officer. He formulates his answers thoughtfully and cautiously, with the expectation of returning to Russia and continuing to serve in Putin's army. He calls Russia his homeland and at the same time considers Imam Shamil, who led the liberation struggle of the peoples of the Caucasus against the Russian Empire, a national hero. In the interview, he told us whether people in Dagestan support a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, what he thinks about how the authorities justify the attack, and whether he saw Nazis in Ukraine. "I did not see it with my own eyes. I cannot talk about what I have not seen. I'm fighting here, but I didn't see any severed heads lying around, screwed to the Russian flag," he said. According to the occupier, the main factor motivating Dagestanis to go to war against Ukrainians is money. "The main motivation is monetary motivation, nowhere else in Dagestan will you earn 200 thousand, and here, with a great risk to life, but this opportunity exists," he explains and adds that he does not even consider the possibility of Dagestan declaring independence. "Dagestan is a subsidized republic. Let's say we separate from Russia, for example, and what will we live on? A republic without its own economy, production, roughly speaking, we will not survive," the occupier believes. NAVIGATION: 00:00 beginning 00:40 The story of a prisoner and how he got captured 02:20 I would not have surrendered if I had not been wounded 04:10 About conversations among the occupiers about Ukrainian captivity 05:30 We should not underestimate the enemy 06:00 On the different approaches of the Russian and Ukrainian armies 07:20 About the protests in Dagestan 08:50 What is the motivation of Dagestanis to fight for Russia? 09:40 Why is Dagestan not a separate country? 11:00 So we will separate from Russia, and then what will we live on? 11:50 On the attitude towards the Kadyrovites 12:50 The main motivation for Dagestanis to go to war is financial motivation 14:00 On attitudes towards the wounded and dead 15:30 Attitude to the Wagnerians 16:20 On the rebellion of the Prigozhin 17:40 I would not recognize Prigozhin if he seized power 18:40 On freedom of speech in Russia 19:40 I do not support the war 20:10 I didn't have time to think about the death of Prigozhin and who killed him 21:10 The 2nd Chechen war started in Dagestan 22:20 Dagestan is my small homeland, and Russia is my big one 23:30 I treat nationalism with great respect, and I would do the same in your place 25:40 I understand that you want freedom and are fighting for your country, and I respect that. 26:40 On the end of the war and surrender 27:30 The guys want to make money, what is there to hide? 28:10 If I see someone committing a crime in front of me, I will shoot them on the spot 29:00 About the family 30:00 What would you like to tell your soldiers? 31:20 What would you do if you had an order but realized that it was criminal?