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Montenegrin police have cracked down on a network of mercenaries who fought on the side of Russia.
As reported by the media in Podgorica, Danko Savić, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina with permanent residence in Montenegro, was arrested, who had one and a half million euros in his account, which, according to the Montenegrin police, he had earned while serving in the Russian formations.
As reported, Savić was arrested as part of the operation codenamed "Lugansk", and during a search of his residential and other premises, police seized 12.2 kilograms of explosives.
According to reports, 12 people have been involved in this police operation so far, and police have searched 13 locations in Danilovgrad, Niksic and Podgorica.
“ Found and seized were: 24 firearms, more than 1,000 cartridges, several frames, nine knives, swords and bayonets, as well as uniforms, flags and other distinctive signs of organizations and forming groups, as well as other items that can be seized in accordance with the law, in connection with these and related criminal offenses ,” the Montenegrin police said.
Among the confiscated items were numerous military uniforms, bulletproof vests, helmets, SIM cards, communication equipment, as well as Montenegrin Cossack Brotherhood identity cards, often with different names.
According to the police, material evidence shows that Savić participated in the foreign military structures of the Russian Federation in Luhansk, in the period from the beginning of 2023 to the beginning of 2025. It is suspected that his engagement was motivated by financial gain and that during this period he earned 1.5 million euros.
This is not the first time Savić has been targeted by the police. He was also arrested in June 2025, when 12 kilograms of explosives packaged in the form of a belt were found in his home. A criminal case was subsequently filed against him for illegal possession of weapons and explosive substances.
Media outlets previously reported that Savić was a former member of the Yugoslav Army. He had previously publicly declared himself an ataman, or Cossack commander, associating with the Balkan Cossack Army, an organization suspected of being linked to Russia's Central Cossack Army, which is close to President Vladimir Putin.
Montenegrin television states that the "Lugansk" operation was coordinated with the intelligence services of two NATO member states and that, based on information from Western services, the police have searched the premises of persons who are members of the "Balkan Cossack Army", the "Montenegrin-Cossack Brotherhood", as well as the "Night Wolves" organization.
This media outlet recalls that these organizations are close to the Serbian Orthodox Church and that this connection was revealed during the enthronement of the Metropolitan of the SOC in Montenegro, Joanikij Mićović, on September 5, 2021, when members of these organizations participated in securing the monastery in Cetinje where the enthronement took place.
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