An investigation by the Russian Ministry of Defense and FSB into the deaths of drone operators Dmitry Lysakovsky and Sergey Gritsai of the 87th Separate Rifle Regiment concluded their commander did not exceed powers by committing them to a frontal assault in Donetsk Oblast.
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The commander of the 87th Separate Rifle Regiment did not exceed his powers by committing the drone unit to combat operations
The drone operators died after being committed to a frontal assault in the Pokrovsk direction as punishment for criticizing command
More than 6,000 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded from Sept. 20-23
78 Russian main battle tanks were destroyed or rendered inoperable
153 armored fighting vehicles were destroyed or rendered inoperable
201 artillery systems were destroyed or rendered inoperable
killing a woman and wounding at least three others
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Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-24-2024