In early 2022, an officer from the 27th Special Purpose Separate Unit "Kuzbass" (27 OSpN), based in Kamerovo, Russia, operating under the call sign "Sashka", was stationed in the Kyiv region wearing a KPPO uniform. His weapon was a suppressed AK-74M equipped with thermal optics and a GP-30 grenade launcher.

In early 2022, an officer from the 27th Special Purpose Separate Unit "Kuzbass" (27 OSpN), based in Kamerovo, Russia, operating under the call sign "Sashka", was stationed in the Kyiv region wearing a KPPO uniform. His weapon was a suppressed AK-74M equipped with thermal optics and a GP-30 grenade launcher.