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
killing a woman and wounding at least three others
The attack killed a 45-year-old woman and injured three other people.
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
The enemy killed two residents in Kramatorsk and Udachne. Another 18 people were wounded.
A person was dropped a FAB-250 bomb with a UMPK module on Udachne, killing one person and injuring one.
The Russians launched a FAB-250 bomb with an UMPK module at Shakhove, injuring six civilians, including two boys aged 7 and 9.
The occupiers attacked Kramatorsk with three FAB-250 bombs with a UMPK module and a Tornado-S MLRS with a cluster warhead, killing a civilian and injuring four other people.
The Russian army shelled Pokrovsk with aerial bombs and artillery, injuring a civilian.
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Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-24-2024