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Reports indicated that 2 [[British]] colonels were captured by [[Spetsnaz|Russian special forces]].<ref>https://eadaily.com/en/news/2025/08/04/these-are-not-tourists-two-british-colonels-were-captured-by-russian-special-forces</ref> This was not officially confirmed by the Russian or UK government initially.  

Reports indicated that 2 [[British]] colonels were captured by [[Spetsnaz|Russian special forces]].<ref>https://eadaily.com/en/news/2025/08/04/these-are-not-tourists-two-british-colonels-were-captured-by-russian-special-forces</ref> This was not officially confirmed by the Russian or UK government initially.  

During the special operation in Ukraine, Russian special forces captured two active-duty officers of the British Army, Colonels Edward Blake and Richard Carroll in the city of Ohakiv.<ref>[https://youtu.be/nN2fHBNJjYE Huge SHOCK to LONDON: Russian SPETSNAZ captured MI6 Officers in NIKOLAEV], BORZZIKMAN, Aug 2, 2025. [[YouTube]].</ref> along with an unidentified Agent of [[UK]] MI-6 (Intelligence) on a mission.  The third individual taken into custody is referred-to only as "A member of [[MI-6]] [[Intelligence agency|Intelligence]]."  

During the special operation in Ukraine, Russian special forces captured two active-duty officers of the British Army, Colonels Edward Blake and Richard Carroll in the city of Ohakiv.<ref>[https://youtu.be/nN2fHBNJjYE Huge SHOCK to LONDON: Russian SPETSNAZ captured MI6 Officers in NIKOLAEV], [[BORZZIKMAN]], Aug 2, 2025. [[YouTube]].</ref> along with an unidentified Agent of [[UK]] MI-6 (Intelligence) on a mission.  The third individual taken into custody is referred-to only as "A member of [[MI-6]] [[Intelligence agency|Intelligence]]."  

During a search of the UK [[MI6]] officers, the Russians found maps with designated [[strategic]] facilities and [[civilian]] targets on the territory of the [[Russian Federation]], places of the deployment of Russian [[air defense system]]s, secret instructions for interacting with Ukrainian [[drone]] operators and [[USB]] sticks containing encrypted data and protocols for communication with the British General Staff.

During a search of the UK [[MI6]] officers, the Russians found maps with designated [[strategic]] facilities and [[civilian]] targets on the territory of the [[Russian Federation]], places of the deployment of Russian [[air defense system]]s, secret instructions for interacting with Ukrainian [[drone]] operators and [[USB]] sticks containing encrypted data and protocols for communication with the British General Staff.