{"id":15407,"date":"2020-05-05T15:46:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=15407"},"modified":"2020-05-05T15:46:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:46:57","slug":"corvette-shtil-participated-in-the-aggression-against-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/corvette-shtil-participated-in-the-aggression-against-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Established: crew of the Russian guided missile corvette Shtil participated in the aggression against Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The participation of the crew of the Russian guided missile corvette (GMC) Shtil in the aggression against Ukraine has been established. This ship was involved in blocking the ships of the Ukrainian Navy in Donuzlav Bay. The list of (<\/strong>1,<\/strong><\/a> 2<\/strong><\/a>) of the military officers the Russian Federation who were served charges by the Main Military Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine currently does not contain the commanding officer of GMC Shtil. This corvette has not been included on the<\/strong> list<\/strong><\/a> of the Military Prosecutor’s Office among the ships involved in the aggression against Ukraine. We urge the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies to carry out all the appropriate legal proceedings regarding the invaders in accordance with Ukrainian and international law and submit their data to Interpol.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foreword<\/h2>\n

It has been 28 years since the collapse of the USSR. In this relatively short time, Russia has launched several wars against neighboring post-soviet countries. The criminal decisions of the Russian political elite have been carried out by ordinary Russian citizens – conscripts, contract soldiers, officers of the Russian Armed Forces, mercenaries of private military companies<\/a> and militants of numerous paramilitary groups. They received military ranks, awards, and benefits for the execution of the criminal orders and then boasted them on social media. They are being made into heroes by Russian propagandists for the sake of bringing up new generations of combatants for new wars. That is the only reason why Yunarmiya<\/a> was created in Russia as a modern version of Hitler Youth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The publications of propagandists and social media posts of the direct war crime perpetrators have been for over six years providing open-source data to InformNapalm volunteers who are consistently gathering evidence for the International Criminal Court. This feature looks into the role of the guided missile corvette Shtil<\/a> (Project 1234.1 Ovod-1, pennant number 620)<\/em> from the 166th Small Missile Ships Squadron of the 41 Russian Black Sea Fleet Brigade (military unit 72165, stationed in Sevastopol, temporarily occupied Crimea)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Rewards and promotions for military crimes<\/h2>\n

In 2013, the commander of the GMC Shtil Vladimir Derbetov<\/strong>, a native of the Kalmyk city of Lagan, held the rank of lieutenant commander<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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After participating in the special operation to capture Crimea, he received an early promotion to the captain of the 3rd rank and was awarded a Medal of Ushakov<\/a>.\u00a0He was also awarded<\/a> a Medal of Admiral Gorshkov, enjoys the status of a “war veteran” and has a note of acknowledgment from Putin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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From 2015 to 2017<\/a>, he was in command of GMC Zeleny Dol, whereas his ship performed combat missions in Syria. After this period, GMC Zeleny Dol became a part of the Baltic Fleet<\/a>, and Derbetov was appointed commanding officer of hoverborne guided missile corvette Samum<\/a>. As of May 2018, his rank has been identified as captain of the 2nd rank<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Derbetov, as the commander of GMC Zeleny Dol, was added to the Myrotvorets Center<\/a> database.<\/p>\n

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Social media page: https:\/\/vk.com\/id14496215 (http:\/\/archive.is\/eow11) http:\/\/archive.vn\/TMuWj<\/em><\/p>\n

Personal identification of GMC Shtil seamen<\/h2>\n

On Russian social networks, we found sailors who participated in the special operation to capture Crimea as part of the crew of GMC Shtil.<\/p>\n

Dmitry Mikheyev<\/strong>, born December 19, 1994 in Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, Russian Federation.<\/p>\n

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He posted a photo of the medal for the occupation of Crimea and a photo of the award certificate.<\/p>\n

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Mikheyev also posted several videos on his page from the indictable period of service that can be used for identification of other sailors who participated in the aggression (video links:\u00a0<\/em>1<\/em><\/a> ,<\/em> 2<\/em><\/a>;<\/em> archive<\/em><\/a> – in case of the evidence is removed by the defendant)<\/em>. One of the videos shows sailors of GMC Shtil, the other shows Mikheyev arriving by train after his discharge from the navy. On the freeze frame, a shoulder patch of GMC Shtil is clearly visible, worn by one of the subjects of our investigation.<\/p>\n

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