ramaz gorgadze was a stubborn young russian. his mother says he was born this way, an iron character with georgian roots. she says he was impossible to argue with. he grew up like any other young russian, in a small village called yagodnoye, located in russia s far east province. as a young teenager, he developed a passion for rap. rapping in russian he took this passion with him during his one year national service. ..and became popular online for his talent. rapping in russian
the letter went viral. four days later, the russian ministry of defence issued a rare public denial. governor kozhemyako, the man the soldiers had pinned their hopes on, also responded to the appeal. he added that he shared the letter with the military prosecutor s office, but he also denied the number of losses. our investigation has uncovered evidence that supports the black berets account. russian authorities haven t
was not that simple. he told his mother that he had friends in ukraine and that the worst outcome would not be to die. ..but to shoot at people who are like him. in late september, ramaz left his home. together with other men, he travelled more than 2,000 kilometres to a military base in the region of primorye. there, he joined an elite unit. the black berets from the 155th marine brigade. ukrainian authorities accused some of these men of war crimes in bucha at the start of the war. this brigade is championed by primorye s governor, 0leg kozhemyako. governors like him facilitated the mobilisation across russia.
many russian speaking ukrainians live in that area. these are the people vladimir putin vowed to liberate. marina and herfamily had their home in vuhledar. on october 28th, ramaz and his comrades from the 155 prepared for the assault. he sent a last message to his mother, svetlana.
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