{"id":8538,"date":"2016-07-05T13:20:08","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T13:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=8538"},"modified":"2016-07-06T14:28:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T14:28:49","slug":"jul05-war-criminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/jul05-war-criminals\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Disclosure by InformNapalm: War Criminals from the 18th Motorized Rifle Brigade of Russian Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Investigators from the InformNapalm international volunteer community continue to publish evidence and data on Russian war criminals \u2013 veterans of “Ukrainian assignment”, executing criminal orders of Russian military-political leadership in the eastern part of Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

New information is based on the OSINT-investigation demonstrating and providing additional facts of\u00a0the participation<\/a> of reconnaissance detachment of the 18th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military unit No. 27777, 58th Army, Southern Military District, Republic of Chechnya, Khankala and Kalinovskaya villages) in the Donbas war. The mentioned military unit, which was one of the first taking part in the undeclared invasion of the eastern part of Ukraine by Russian armed forces, has been described at least in seven investigations done by our volunteer community. As per to the studies and analysis of the social networks of Russian servicemen of the Motorized Rifle Brigade, there is a group of three contract-based servicemen detected who went through “Rostov-Ukrainian assignment” in summer and autumn of 2014. It was possible to obtain not only visual photo facts confirming arrival and participation of the Russian scouts in Donbas active combat zone, but also the copies of the State awards certificates. Common indicators pointing out photo materials of Russian scouts are in relation to summer-autumn events in the eastern Ukraine are the identification armbands, non-commissioned uniform, comments etc. And that made it possible to link them with the previously identified tactical group from the 18th brigade.<\/p>\n

Investigation has revealed:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"shkirin<\/a>Vitaly Alikhanovich Shkirin,<\/strong>\u00a0born on April 19, 1990 in Tyumen. Social profiles – “VK<\/a>” (archives of profile<\/a>, album<\/a>, contacts<\/a>), “OK<\/a>“. He was awarded “Medal of Suvorov” No. 41099 (by Russian President Putin\u2019s decree from October 24, 2014). A little bit earlier, he posed <\/a>against the background of a “Moskvich T-34” car with a white identification armband of Russian-“Novorosiisk” forces and his comrade (will be discussed further) Ivan Remizov\u2019s comment “..on Kiev”.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Note: Medal of Suvorov \u2013 State military award<\/a> established in 1994. Medal is awarded to servicemen for bravery and personal courage in combat operations while defending Motherland and state interests of Russia on land, at combat duty and combat service on maneuvers and exercises protecting state borders of the Russian Federation<\/em><\/p>\n

\"remizov\"<\/a>Ivan Remizov,<\/strong>\u00a0born on 1975 in Volgograd. Social profiles -“VK<\/a>” (archives of profile<\/a>, album<\/a>, contacts<\/a>), “OK”. In April of 2016 he uploaded some photos nostalgic for the “Ukrainian assignment” including a photo <\/a>in front of “BTR-82” named “Bodry”. He is in a non-commissioned uniform with a white identification armband followed by curious comments made by him as well as his former colleague and comrade Ruslan Sultanov (will be discussed further).<\/p>\n

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We remind you that \u2018BTR\u2019 APCs of 82nd modification as cadre armament of the 18th \u00a0motorized rifle brigade in Donbas were registered by us in July 2015 which was described in our publication “Putin\u2019s Eleven” -Selfie Soldiers of 18th Russian Motorized Rifle Brigade in Donbas<\/a>. The fact that Russian forces used “BTR-82” in the east of Ukraine has been confirmed several times including even the Russian sources<\/a>. Moreover, there is a photo evidence of a destroyed <\/a>armored personnel carrier in Novosvetlovsky, \u00a0Luhansk Oblast.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Ruslan Sultanov<\/strong> \u2013 originally comes from Dyurtyuli (Republic of Bashkirya). Presently, he has been transferred from the 18th motorized rifle brigade to 201st military base in Tajikistan. Social profiles – \u201cVK<\/a>\u201d and another one<\/a> (archives of profile <\/a>and profile2<\/a>, album <\/a>and album2<\/a>, contacts <\/a>and contacts2<\/a>). It is worthy to highlight one <\/a>of Donbas photos taken in August, 2014, where he wears a camouflage and hides face beyond a keffiyeh and has a Saint George\u2019s ribbon which we have seen<\/a> on other Russian criminals from 18th Motorized Rifle Brigade in Donbas. With a little delay he was awarded “Medal of Suvorov” \u00a0No.42661<\/a> (by the Decree of President Putin from February 21, 2015).<\/p>\n

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Reference: <\/strong>18th Motorized Rifle Brigade was formed in the end of 2008 as a result of reforms implemented \u00a0by the Russian Armed Forces and within the transition program to a new look on the base of a former 42nd Motorized Rifle Division stationed in Chechnya (Khankala and \u00a0Kalinovskaya villages). Mentioned military unit is one of the most efficient and combat-ready brigade from ground forces of the Russian Armed Forces. Brigade is fully re-equipped with new and modernized military equipment and weapons. There is also so called “National Battalion” in the 18th brigade staffed with North Caucasians, mostly former militants who were granted an amnesty and later on served in Kadyrov and Yamadayev units. Detachments of the Brigade took part in Russian aggression against Georgia in August, 2008. Subdivision of the 18th Motorized Rifle Brigade including its “Chechen Battalion” has repeatedly appeared in the context of “Ukrainian assignment” (also in InformNapalm\u2019s articles):<\/em><\/p>\n