Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has on Friday named the Russian commander alleged to be responsible for the deadly drone strikes on Ukrainian cities.
The move comes as Russian aerial assaults on Ukraine hit a new peak in July, with Kyiv declaring Friday a day of mourning after a deadly strike the day before killed over 30 people – one of the highest civilian death tolls the capital has suffered since the start of the full-scale invasion.
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HUR named Lt. Col. Ruslan Mykolayovych Negrub of the Russian Armed Forces and his unit as being behind the deadly strikes on Ukrainian cities.
Negrub commands the unmanned aviation brigade “GROM Kaskad,” based in Korenovsk in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, according to HUR.
“This brigade carries out Shahed-type drone launches against Ukrainian territory. The aggressor uses them to target civilian and humanitarian infrastructure, terrorizing the civilian population,” HUR said in its Friday statement.
Lt. Col. Ruslan Mykolayovych Negrub, as identified in a photo released by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR).
HUR released detailed information on Negrub, including his date of birth, passport details and place of issuance, military background, alleged address in Russia’s Stavropol Krai, and information about his spouse. The couple reportedly has a 20-year-old son.
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“HUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reminds – every war crime committed against the Ukrainian people will receive just retribution,” HUR’s press service wrote.
The Ukrainian Air Force noted that Russian aerial assaults on Ukrainian cities reached an all-time high in July, with an estimated 6,262 drones and missiles downed throughout the month.
The ferocity is reflected by the record civilian deaths across Ukraine as a result of the attacks.
On Friday, Kyiv Post reported that the death toll from a Russian attack on Kyiv a day prior had risen to 31, including five children. At least 159 people were wounded, 16 of them children.
The strike hit the capital in the early hours of Thursday, July 31, damaging homes, schools, medical centers, and other civilian buildings across multiple districts.
Rescue crews worked through the night and into the morning, pulling bodies from the rubble of collapsed residential buildings across the city.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko declared Friday a day of mourning, with all entertainment events banned for a day.
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