VanDyke, 45, is accused of leading a group of Ukrainians in a conspiracy to carry out terror activities against India. On his X account, where he has 5.84 lakh followers, VanDyke has claimed that he fought in Libya and Ukraine. He also directed a documentary film about Syria, and founded the “first military contracting firm run on a non-profit model” called Sons Of Liberty International (SOLI), it says. According to its website, SOLI provides “free security consulting and training services to vulnerable populations to enable them to defend themselves against terrorist and insurgent groups”. The six Ukrainians have been identified as Hurba Petro, Slyviak Taras, Ivan Sukmanovskyi, Stefankiv Marian, Honcharuk Maksim and Kaminskyi Viktor.
