We know who to hunt for: Ukraine intelligence has names of rocket brigade servicemen committing war crimes

We know who to hunt for: Ukraine intelligence has names of rocket brigade servicemen committing war crimes

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Ukrainian intelligence has obtained a list of military personnel with the 448th Rocket Brigade of the Russian Ground Forces, based in the village of Klyukva, Kursk Oblast, who are known to have been committing war crimes against the Ukrainian civilians.

The relevant statement was posted by the press service of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, Ukrinform reports.

“The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine has obtained a list of the servicemen with the 448th Rocket Brigade (Military Base 35525), Klyukva village, Kursk Oblast, who have been committing war crimes against the people of Ukraine. From its very foundation and until 2019, the brigade had been armed with OTR-21 Tochka tactical ballistic missile systems. As of 2018, this brigade remains the only artillery unit in the Russian Armed Forces manning OTR-21 Tochka launchers. That's why we know exactly who to hunt for!” said the intelligence agency.

The names of war criminals can be found here.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Russian troops from February 24 to March 17 lost nearly 14,000 servicemen. As for material losses, Ukrainian troops destroyed  444 main battle tanks, 1,435 armored combat vehicles, 201 artillery systems, 72 MLR systems, 43 air defense units, 86 warplanes, 108 helicopters, 864 vehicles, three vessels, 60 fuel tank trucks, 11 operational and tactical level UAVs, and 10 units of special equipment.

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