The Voitka brothers are Ülo Voitka (born 7 October 1968) and Aivar Voitka (born 17 March 1967). They were fugitives from 1986 to 2000.
The brothers became fugitives on 27 March 1986, when they fled with Aavo Voitka from Soviet recruitment. Aavo Voitka and Aivar Voitka were eventually caught and punished, but Aivar managed to rejoin Ülo, and the two of them continued hiding until 2000, nine years after the Estonian restoration of independence. They were spotted and reported to the authorities by a local who saw them. When the police surrounded the brothers, the brothers opened fire in the direction of police, but they did not hit anyone. The tactical unit
K-Commando
K-Commando () is a police tactical unit of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PBGB), created in 1991 to perform tasks requiring special training.
History Formation
The unit was founded in 1991 under the name Police Reserve Special U ...
was called in and, after negotiations, the brothers surrendered. The punishment of the brothers was controversial.
They have been compared to the
Estonian Forest Brothers.
Media about the Voitka brothers
* 2001: Ülo Russak, ''Ilveste impeerium'' (The Empire of the Lynxes), book
* 2004: ''V. O. I. T. K. A. metsavennad'' (V. O. I. T. K. A. Forest Brothers directed by
Pekka Lehto
Pekka Lehto (born 14 March 1948) is a Finnish film director. He has directed fifteen films since 1976. He co-directed '' Flame Top'' with Pirjo Honkasalo and the film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. He also won the Jussi Award ...
), film
* 2007: David Baudemont, ''Deux frères'' (Two Brothers), play
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References
External links
Voitka brothers (images)
Living people
1968 births
1967 births
Estonian military personnel
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