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Forbes: Russian marines’ atrocities spark targeted retaliation from Ukrainian forces

Russian marines executed nine Ukrainian drone operators, prompting retaliatory attacks from Ukrainian air assault brigades.
byYuri Zoria
15/10/2024
2 minute read
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Aftermath of Ukrainian paratroopers ambushing Russia’s marines in Kursk Oblast between 10 and 14 October. Screenshot: Ukraine’s 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade
Forbes: Russian marines’ atrocities spark targeted retaliation from Ukrainian forces

Ukrainian air assault brigades have launched targeted attacks against the Russian 155th Naval Infantry Brigade in retaliation for the execution of nine Ukrainian prisoners, according to a Forbes report.

This latest atrocity is part of a larger pattern of prisoner executions by Russian forces. Ukrainian authorities claim that Russian troops have executed more than 100 surrendering Ukrainians since the invasion began, with most incidents occurring this year.

The Russians summarily executed the Ukrainian POWs on 10 October, after Russia’s 155th Naval Infantry Brigade counterattacked along the western edge of the Ukrainian-held salient in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. After overrunning a team of lightly armed Ukrainian drone operators, the Russians reportedly stripped the Ukrainians, ordered them to lie face down, and shot them in the head, violating international law.

The terrain around Zeleny Shlyakh, where the attack has occurred, is described as flat and mostly treeless. This geography has made it difficult for Ukrainian invaders to prepare adequate fortifications, leaving them vulnerable to Russian attacks.

In response, the Ukrainian 82nd and 95th Air Assault Brigades, holding positions southeast and southwest of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, have conducted ambushes against Russian marines. The Ukrainian air assault forces stated, “The same fate will await other soldiers from this brigade.”

The 155th Naval Infantry Brigade has a particularly notorious reputation among Ukrainian troops. In August, the Russian brigade allegedly beheaded four Ukrainians and displayed the severed heads on poles, behavior reminiscent of Islamic terror groups.

The ongoing Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast has seen Russian forces slowly chipping away at the Ukrainian salient, especially on its western edge, with Ukraine losing about a third of what they controlled in Kursk in early September.

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