In early September, the Astra social media channel described the activities Russian commander Alexey Ksenofontov, codename TigerHe commanded the 25th Brigade, which took part in the attacks on Avdiivka.
In one of the actions carried out by Russian forces, which took place on March 9 this year, a contract soldier Mikhail Shchebetun was killed. The deceased man's wife Alina Bolvinova, in a letter addressed to Vladimir Putin made a number of accusations against the commander – among other things, she pointed out that Tygrys had sent his soldiers to certain death.
War in Ukraine. Russian soldiers sent to their deaths. Commander “got drunk”
The woman stressed that her husband last contacted her on February 14. He made her understand then that this may be the last time they talkbecause they will be nearby soon Listen to me. Indeed, this was the last conversation between the spouses, for over a month Alina did not know what was going on with her husband, and she began searching on her own.
The woman found out that Mikhail had died on March 9. One of his friends reported that that day Alexey Ksenofontov was supposedly in a bad mood and then got drunkThe man claimed that the commander sent his soldiers to carry out an assault, but the Ukrainians repelled the attack and defeated the occupiers.
According to Astra, in April, Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov praised the Tiger in his program, calling him a hero, among other things Russia. His words, however, resonated widely among the families of Russians who died on the front. On Sunday, the social media channel published accounts of soldiers' loved ones.
Russia. The commander didn't care about his soldiers. He was hailed as a hero
The wife of one of the killed soldiers from the 25th brigade commanded by Alexey Ksenofontov, citing the account of a colleague, said that Of the 200 conscripts who were sent to carry out an operation in the Sinkovka forest belt, only seven returned. “Until May 5, the military unit was hiding its losses and openly lying,” the woman added.
– I would really like to look into the eyes of those commanders who hid their losses for so long. Why? For medals? You can't bring (dead – ed.) people back. I would at least like to understand, who is responsible for all this? – she asked.
The wife of another of the killed Russians said that when her husband saw what was happening in Sinkovka, he refused to leave to that place. – A colleague from “Orzeł” passed it on over the radio. On the order, he was handcuffed to a tree and beaten until he agreed – the woman pointed out, adding that when they started fighting, a drone flew almost immediately and they died.
There was also a report from the soldier's sister, who has not been able to contact him for months. – Ksenofontov was awarded the title of Hero of Russiais alive and well, and my brother is still missing – she added. The relatives of the deceased conscripts have tried several times to contact the Ministry of Defense, the prosecutor's office and the Investigative Committee to check the situation of the Tiger brigade, but this has not happened.
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