A rare glimpse of government competence

DNEPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE – The special police unit ‘Falcon’ from the Ukraine performed a daring raid on three attackers who took a man hostage and had demanded a ransom of $50,000 dollars. The Falcon unit took out the attackers with lightning speed, rescuing the victim from his torturers who threatened to kill his family.

The police planned the raid in a way so as to minimize any possible casualties, choosing an area with few cars or pedestrians to make their approach. Unfortunately their target driving his Mercedes through the city, so police were allowed to continue the raid as long as there was complete safety taken for civilians.

In the video, Falcon unit moves with lightning speed, pulling their car in front of the bad guys and emerging guns at the ready. No shots needed to be fired and all three were apprehended quickly.

The victim of the kidnappers had sustained multiple injuries and a concussion from the torture that the bad guys inflicted. Now he’s recovering and happy to have been saved by the elite Ukrainian Falcon unit.

