The Russian Nationalists Pushing for Ukraine’s Destruction

The Russian Nationalists Pushing for Ukraine’s Destruction

In the dim basement of a crumbling building, Alexei Selivanov, a Russian Cossack with a thick black mustache, keeps his gaze fixed on the monitors before him. They stream live drone footage of enemy positions in Chasiv Yar, a town in eastern Ukraine that Russian forces have kept under siege for about a year. The moment he detects movement, he gives an order: "Send the drones.” The most dangerous part of Selivanov’s daily routine comes when he st…