Attempt on Russian general responsible for Bucha atrocities, report says
Read NV on Google
Azatbek Omurbekov (Photo: Wikimedia)
An attempt was made April 28 on Maj. Gen. Azatbek Omurbekov
in Russia’s Khabarovsk
Krai, international volunteer OSINT project InformNapalm reported on April 29.
InformNapalm said the attack occurred at a military garrison in Knyaze-Volkonskoye-1. According to the report, an explosive device placed in a mailbox on a stairwell detonated. Lt. Col. Kuzmenko, commander of a training communications battalion, was killed and several others were wounded. Omurbekov’s condition was unknown, and InformNapalm said authorities were trying to conceal the incident.
InformNapalm said it identified Omurbekov in April 2022 as a
senior officer responsible for atrocities during the Russian occupation of
Bucha, Kyiv Oblast. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin awarded him the title “Hero
of Russia” for what InformNapalm described as brutality and mass killings of
Ukrainians.
The report said Omurbekov commanded the 64th Separate Motor
Rifle Brigade which is accused of committing hundreds of war crimes in Kyiv and
Kharkiv oblasts. InformNapalm said that although his brigade lost more than 90%
of its personnel, Omurbekov soon received a new posting and took command of the
386th Motor Rifle Regiment and a training center for junior specialists in
Khabarovsk Krai.
The military war may be swinging in our favor, but the information war continues.
Just as an army needs soldiers, so does a free society need its journalists to ensure that people have access to honest, trustworthy voices to understand the world around them.
For the past five years, The New Voice of Ukraine has been working tirelessly to push back against Russian narratives and defend democracy. But we cannot do it alone.
Please consider supporting us on Patreon for just $5 a month – your donation does directly to supporting journalists and ensuring that this front of the infowar says solid and defended.
Thank you.
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google News
