“This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on December 18. Taleb Nabil was recruited by the Russians from the Russian military contingent in Algeria at the beginning of March 2024….”, — write on: armyinform.com.ua
Read for: 2 min. December 18, 2024, 4:41 p.m
On December 15, 2024, a Russian mercenary from Algeria, Taleb Nabil, who fought against Ukraine as part of the army of Russia’s aggressor state, was killed during the fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on December 18.
Taleb Nabil was recruited by the Russians from the Russian military contingent in Algeria at the beginning of March 2024.
In June-July, the Algerian joined the hostilities against Ukraine in Donbas. In September, he informed his relatives that he was “going to war deep into Ukrainian territory.”
The sister of the murdered mercenary Taleb Nabil claims that the Russians recruited her brother for the war against Ukraine by deception.
“At first his acquaintance said that they would be sent to Europe, he wanted to get to Europe. But then (Nabil) realized that an acquaintance had deceived him, and he was offered only to sign a contract with the Russian army for a year. They promised that after a year of service they would give him Russian citizenship and a monthly salary. After all, they flew from Algeria directly to Russia,” the woman said.
According to her, together with Taleb Nabil, two more mercenaries from Algeria were part of the Russian occupation forces – they were also killed.
The GUR noted that the number of Algerian mercenaries in the Russian occupation forces is being determined, and their identification is ongoing. As of December 18, 2024, 22 Russian mercenaries from Algeria have been identified:
- Ahmed Bacha – born on December 9, 1995,
- Fares Bensiammar – born on March 12, 1998,
- Ala Budzhena ― 11.07.2004,
- Ilyaz Budinia – born on April 27, 1994,
- Hamza Buino – born on November 26, 1983,
- Abdellah Bouledzhuija ― born on November 23, 1994,
- Mohammed Buras ― born on August 2, 2003,
- Yusef Bukhzhar – born on November 20, 1996,
- Hussem Jebabliya ― born on December 8, 1989,
- Mohammed Yettu – born on 16.07.1985,
- Abusov Laichi – born on April 19, 2002,
- Kamel Letayef – born on April 11, 2000,
- Mohammed Lefreid – born on September 16, 1983,
- Hishem Matrah ― 06.06.1989, born
- Naufel Matugui – born on 04/25/1997,
- Watat Nkami – born on May 22, 1976,
- Issam Rezzug – born on August 6, 1997,
- Mohammed Saddiki – born on June 12, 1990,
- Zahr Sidum – born on November 30, 1997,
- Nabil Taleb ― 19.01.1990-15.12.2024,
- Sif Telakhet ― born on March 15, 1994,
- Ismail Sherky – 06.06.1994.
As ArmiyaInform reported, the SBU detained the largest network of agents of the Russian Federation, which specialized in “hunting” for F-16s in Ukraine, and also searched for the addresses of electronic warfare manufacturers.
