In the course of studying the social media profiles of sailors of large landing ship (LLS) Yamal (from the 197th Brigade of Landing Ships (BLS) of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, military unit 72136, stationed in the temporarily occupied Crimea, Sevastopol), further evidence of their participation in war crimes was found against Ukraine and against Syria. Read more in the investigation by volunteers of the international intelligence community InformNapalm.
Personal identification of LLS Yamal seamen
Mikhail Shevchenko (Russian: Шевченко Михаил Владимирович), date of birth – November 30,1990, Taganrog, Russia.
Screenshot from his OK page. Caption: “LLS Yamal. In October – to Greece”
The following group photo in Shevchenko’s photo album features the individuals involved in our previous investigation; Roman Zakhezin and Ruslan Serikbayev:
In the second row from left to right: first – Shevchenko, third – Zakhezin, fourth – Serikbayev
Shevchenko boasted a medal from of the Russian Ministry of Defense for the seizure of Crimea.
In the comments to the photo, a friend of his complains that, despite the promises, he has not received the medal. In response, Shevchenko writes: “…we too got them in aweird way. At first, we were there and then jumped over to Syria quickly”:
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Photos, screenshots, archives of Shevchenko
Photo evidence from the album of the next subject of our our investigation, Kirill Kulik, confirms Shevchenko’s words about Syria.
Kirill Kulik (Russian: Кулик Кирилл Иванович), date of birth – January 18,1993, Perelyub village, Saratov Oblast, Russia.
Kulik posted photos of two medals: for the occupation of Crimea and for participation in military operation in Syria.
Earlier we wrote that LLS Yamal took part in the “Syrian Express”, and after the Russia officially announced its operation in Syria, all those involved were actively awarded.
Read more:
- Russian medal standing in military operation in Syria. Part 1
- Russian medal standing in military operation in Syria. Part 2
Kulik was identified on the photo in Shevchenko’s album: the first on the right is Kulik, the first on the left is Shevchenko.
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Photos, screenshots, archives of Kulik
Here is another photo from Shevchenko’s album, taken during the celebration of Neptune Day on LLS Yamal. It features the subjects of this investigation Shevchenko (1) and Kulik (2), as well as the subjects of our previous investigation Serikbaev (4) and Voytsekh (5). Number 3 on the photo, is Ivan Terekhov. Shevchenko tagged him on the photo and thus led us to another medalist.
Ivan Terekhov (Russian: Терехов Иван Валерьевич), born on September 9,1993, in Stavropol city, Russia.
Here is the photo of his medal for the occupation of Crimea.
Here are photos of documents confirming the personal information specified in his social media profiles.
After demobilization, he has been working for the Transit-SV shipping company. He indicated this information in his social media profile. On the following photo, Terekhov wears a branded cap.
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Photos, screenshots, archives of Terekhov
Two more sailors of LLS Yamal with medals for their participation in military operation in Syria were found among Kulik’s friends. Like Kulik, they were awarded, by the Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 349.
Vladimir Yeriomin (Russian: Ерёмин Владимир Сергеевич), born on June 01,1992, in Saratov city, Russia.
In Yeriomin’s album, there is a photo made on board. We compared it with a shot from a video titled “Reporting from LLS Yamal”, which Yeriomin posted on his page.
Here is the photo of his medal for participation in the military operation in Syria:
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Photos, screenshots, archives of Yeriomin
Alexey Shatylin (Russian: Шатылин Алексей Алексеевич), born on October 10, 1993, in the town of Shakhty, Russia.
On the following photo made on board of LLS Yamal, Shatylin is on the left.
Here are comparison photos from Shatylin’s album and the photo of LLS Yamal from http://navsource.narod.ru.
Here is the photo of his medal for participation in the military operation in Syria:
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Photos, screenshots, archives of Shatylin
Conclusion
This investigation reveals the personal data of war criminals of the Russian Federation, who not only took part in the operation to seize Crimea, but also carried out Putin’s criminal orders in Syria. The above facts make it evident that Russia uses its military personnel to achieve its criminal geopolitical goals. As a reminder, the InformNapalm international intelligence community previously collected data of 116 Russian air force crew members who bombed Syria. These indiscriminate air strikes on hospitals, markets, schools and other civilian infrastructure have resulted in numerous civilian casualties, including children. Sanctions should be applied not only to those who gave orders from the Kremlin, but also to those who carried them out.
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