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The Russian Volunteer Corps announced the abduction of Deputy Commander Stepan Kaplunov. In the morning of September 1, a statement from RDK Chief of Staff Oleksandr Fortuna was published on the RDK Telegram channel.
- A few days ago the Deputy Commander of RDK for combat operations, Stepan Kaplunov, was abducted by unknown persons in the yard of his own home. As soon as we learned about his abduction, we immediately raised the alarm and contacted the GUR, SBU, and DBR. So far we have not received any clear information either about Stepan’s whereabouts or about charges brought against him, - said RDK Chief of Staff.
He also reported that “the ombudsmen have been informed, requests from lawyers have been sent out.”
– Just a month ago Stepan was honored, and now he has been detained, – Oleksandr Fortuna noted.
Last week photos and videos of the detention were published on social media. In the video, men in civilian clothes say they are representatives of the police. Footage of the detention was, in particular, published in his Telegram channel by Ukrainian volunteer and blogger Ihor Lachenko, known as “Lachen,” who has an audience of millions. He wrote that the detention of a serviceman from the GUR special unit “Timur” took place on August 23.
27 December RDK announced that their founder and commander Denys Kapustin had been killed on the Zaporizhzhia front by an FPV drone. 1 January the GUR reported that this had been their special operation and that Kapustin was alive.
29 January 2026 year the Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov was allowed to remain in Lithuania despite his offensive remarks toward Ukrainian politicians and servicemembers, including remarks about RDK.
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