The Commander of Ukraine's 425th Assault Regiment "Skala", Lieutenant Colonel Yuriy Harkavy, has been suspended from his position, amid a pre-trial investigation into reports of abuse of the unit's servicemen.
This comes after the Ukrainian media outlet "Babel" conducted an independent investigation into alleged abuse by the 425th Assault Regiment. According to their findings, Skala's servicemen suffered beatings and humiliation rituals, resulting in 26 fatalities in their training centres alone.
Skala is a part of Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi's so-called "personal army", and despite technically having the Regiment status, they are estimated to number at least 10,000 soldiers, about the size of a Division. They are directly subordinate to Syrskyi, alongside other assault units, operating outside the traditional corps format, and engage in extremely costly assault operations, where they have been reported to employ suicide assaults using forcibly mobilised conscripts.
This comes after the Ukrainian media outlet "Babel" conducted an independent investigation into alleged abuse by the 425th Assault Regiment. According to their findings, Skala's servicemen suffered beatings and humiliation rituals, resulting in 26 fatalities in their training centres alone.
Skala is a part of Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi's so-called "personal army", and despite technically having the Regiment status, they are estimated to number at least 10,000 soldiers, about the size of a Division. They are directly subordinate to Syrskyi, alongside other assault units, operating outside the traditional corps format, and engage in extremely costly assault operations, where they have been reported to employ suicide assaults using forcibly mobilised conscripts.
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Russian Geran-2 drones struck a locomotive in Zaporizhzhia City.
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Russian Geran-2 drones struck another truck depot in the western suburbs of Zaporizhzhia City, resulting in a large fire breaking out.
Coordinates: 47.82178, 35.02132
Coordinates: 47.82178, 35.02132
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Russian Geran-2 drones struck a locomotive in Zaporizhzhia City.
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Footage showing the moment of the Russian operator-controlled Geran-2 drone strike on a locomotive in Zaporizhzhia City.
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A Russian operator-controlled Geran-2 drone struck a fuel storage facility near the town of Hubynykha, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, reportedly being used by the Ukrainian military.
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A Russian operator-controlled Geran-2 drone struck a petrol station in the city of Ochakiv, Mykolaiv Oblast.
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Aftermath of Russian Geran-2 drone strikes on a petrol station in Sumy.
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Footage showing the moment of a Ukrainian drone strike on one of the oil processing units at the Ufa Oil Refinery.
A Russian air defence missile was seen being launched, but missed.
A Russian air defence missile was seen being launched, but missed.
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Two Russian KAB glide-bombs targeted a bridge along the Izyum-Bakhmut Highway east of Slovyansk,
The glide-bombs seemingly missed, or impacted the very edge of the bridge, resulting in only minor damage.
The glide-bombs seemingly missed, or impacted the very edge of the bridge, resulting in only minor damage.
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Ukrainian Sichen long-range drones struck the Poltavskaya Oil Depot in Krasnodar Krai, resulting in large fires breaking out.
This is the second time this facility has been attacked in the last month.
This is the second time this facility has been attacked in the last month.
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In a recent large-scale attack, Ukrainian drones struck several more valuable Russian targets in Crimea, including energy, gas, and oil infrastructure, as well as air defence and radars.
The following was targeted:
- An MR-231 naval radar in the village of Myrnyi.
- 2 Neva-B radars near the villages of Morske and Zaozerne.
- The Tavriiska Thermal Power Plant in the city of Simferopol (hit 4 times).
- The Sevastopol 330 kV electrical substation near the city of Sevastopl (hit 3 times).
- The Simferopol 330 kV electrical substation near the city of Simferopol (hit 3 times).
- Oil storage tanks in the city of Dzhankoi.
- A gas compressor station near the village of Zhuravlivka (hit twice).
- A gas compressor station near the village of Klyuchi (hit twice).
- A ZU-23-2 23mm anti-aircraft autocannon near the village of Kumove.
The following was targeted:
- An MR-231 naval radar in the village of Myrnyi.
- 2 Neva-B radars near the villages of Morske and Zaozerne.
- The Tavriiska Thermal Power Plant in the city of Simferopol (hit 4 times).
- The Sevastopol 330 kV electrical substation near the city of Sevastopl (hit 3 times).
- The Simferopol 330 kV electrical substation near the city of Simferopol (hit 3 times).
- Oil storage tanks in the city of Dzhankoi.
- A gas compressor station near the village of Zhuravlivka (hit twice).
- A gas compressor station near the village of Klyuchi (hit twice).
- A ZU-23-2 23mm anti-aircraft autocannon near the village of Kumove.
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