Berkut means golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Ukrainian language, referring to a raptor historically associated with falconry on larger mammals, particularly foxes.

Under the Dmytro Sadovnyk's command, officers opened fire on protestants, particularly unarmed ones. The investigation suspected 26 Berkut officers, but since most of them fled to Russia, only five police …

Mar 1, 2015 · It is led by Vasily Petrov, "the Berkut"—named after the Russian eagles trained to hunt wolves, a man handpicked by Stalin himself for his ability to track down his quarry and driven by the …

Sep 17, 2025 · Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-47 Berkut was a radical, forward-swept-wing fighter built as a technology demonstrator in the 1990s. The mission was simple: prove aviation …

Aug 27, 2025 · The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut was one of the most radical fighters ever built, with forward-swept wings that made it look more like science fiction than reality. Developed in the 1990s, the …

Ukraine has several special police forces, including the Security Service and the Berkut [Eagle] riot police. The Berkut force was created in 1988, just three years before the Soviet Union fell.

The Berkut (Ukrainian: Бе́ркут, "golden eagle"; Russian: Бе́ркут, Byerkut) was the Ukrainian system of special police (riot police) of the Ukrainian Militsiya within the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Apr 17, 2024 · The Russian Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut, with its forward-swept wings, was intended to be a leap forward, merging speed, agility and stealth into a design that seemed borrowed from the pages …

Feb 26, 2014 · The name "Berkut", or "Golden Eagle" in Ukrainian, became synonymous with police brutality for many protesters in the capital, Kiev.

Su-47 Berkut, a Russian experimental supersonic jet fighter developed by Sukhoi Berkut, a radar reported to be used on the Il-38 and Tu-142 aircraft for antisubmarine warfare