HUR releases video of strike that killed Russian General's son
Guided bomb scored direct hit on Russian position near the village of Plavni, Zaporizhzhya Oblast (Photo: Video screenshot / HUR / Telegram)
Military Intelligence (HUR) has published footage capturing the moment of a strike on a Russian position where Vasily Marzoev — the son of the 18th Combined Arms Army Commander, Gen. Arkadiy Marzoev — was present, in its post on Telegram on Oct. 27.
The video caption said that the strike occurred on Oct. 15.
That day, fighters from a combined UAV detachment of HUR’s Department of Active Operations, during aerial reconnaissance on the Zaporizhzhia Oblast front, identified a position used by enemy drone operators near the village of Plavni near Vasylivka.
“Using the coordinates obtained by the reconnaissance team, a guided aerial bomb successfully flew — to finish off the Russian killers,” HUR commented.
The position at that time was occupied by the platoon commander of the Russia's 108th Guards Air Assault Regiment of the 7th Airborne Division, Vasily Marzoev.
HUR added that this Russian lieutenant is the son of Lt. Gen. Arkadiy Marzoev, commander of the 18th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District, who is implicated in war crimes against Ukrainian civilians in Kherson.
News of Vasyl Marzoyev’s death was reported on Oct. 19 by the head of North Ossetia, Sergey Menyaylo, who said it occurred on the Zaporizhzhia front while Marzoev was “carrying out combat missions.”
In July, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced suspicions against five Russian generals, including Arkady Marzoyev, commander of the 22nd Army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet’s coastal troops.
Ukrainian investigators said that while in office from Jan.–Oct. 2023 these commanders ordered artillery strikes on civilian buildings on the right bank of Kherson Oblast. The investigation states that the Russians attacked residential areas, schools, hospitals and critical infrastructure.
The SBU reported that those strikes killed at least 113 people, including three children, and wounded over 280.
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