Ukrainian intelligence has killed three Russian drone operators from the Bars-Sarmat unit, which is linked to Dmitry Rogozin, the former head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, in the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson Oblast.
Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine on Telegram
Details: A Chevrolet Aveo car carrying three Russian soldiers is reported to have exploded on the outskirts of the settlement of Strilkove on 4 July.
It is reported that all three were members of the Bars-1 group, stationed in temporarily occupied Henichesk. Among those killed was the group’s senior officer, who, according to Defence Intelligence, posed a threat to Ukraine’s defence forces and terrorised the local population.
Ukraine’s intelligence notes that the Russians established the so-called Bars-Sarmat centre on the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in 2024. The centre specialises in the combat use of unmanned aerial vehicles, robotics, electronic warfare, reconnaissance and communication.
Former Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin is believed to be commanding this unit.
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine emphasises that "there shall be fair retribution" for every war crime against Ukraine.
Background:
On 21 December 2022, Dmitry Rogozin and Vitaliy Khotsenko, the so-called prime minister of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People’s Republic" (DPR) terror organisation, sustained injuries in a strike on Donetsk.Ukrainian state border guards figured out the location of Rogozin and reminded him that violating Ukraine’s state borders entails criminal liability.Later, Russian media reported that the doctors of the "DPR" will not be able to get a piece of shrapnel from Rogozin.
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