Ukraine's Defense Intelligence exposes Russian commander launching Shahed UAVs - Identity revealed
Photo: Defense Intelligence published data on a Russian officer terrorizing Ukraine with Shahed UAVs (Getty Images)
Ukrainian intelligence has identified the commander of a Russian brigade responsible for kamikaze drone attacks on Ukrainian territory, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence reports.
According to the statement, Lieutenant Colonel Ruslan Mykolayovych Nehrub was directly responsible for strikes on civilian infrastructure.
Nehrub commands the separate UAV aviation brigade GROM Kaskad, military unit 35666-B, based in the city of Korenovsk, Krasnodar Krai.
According to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, this brigade launches Shahed drones across Ukraine. Russian forces use them to target civilian and humanitarian infrastructure.
"The war criminal Ruslan Nehrub was born on January 4, 1983. Passport: series 9002 No. 447425, issued on April 17, 2003, by the Mozdok District Department of Internal Affairs, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. He is a graduate of the Stavropol Higher Military Aviation Engineering School," the intelligence agency reported.
Ukrainian spy agency added that Nehrub is married to Nadiia Ivanivna Nehrub, born March 8, 1981. The couple has a 20-year-old son.
Their registered address: Stavropol Krai, city of Budyonnovsk, Pivnichnyi Microdistrict, Building 1, Apt. 76.
"Ukraine's Defense Intelligence reminds: every war crime committed against the Ukrainian people will be met with just punishment,” the statement says.
Ukraine's Defense Intelligence continues exposing Russian war crimes
Earlier this month, Ukrainian intelligence exposed the use of chemical weapons by Russian forces on the front line.
In one intercepted radio conversation, a Russian army commander discussed preparations to deploy chemical weapons, banned by international conventions, against Ukrainian defenders.
Meanwhile, last month, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, also exposed a new group of athletes, coaches, and sports officials involved in information and psychological operations against Ukraine.
RBC-Ukraine published the full list of those individuals.
