On August 19, 2016 InformNapalm international volunteer community published an investigation and an exclusive radio intercept of telephone conversations of a Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant-Colonel Stanislav Yershov. This high-ranking officer previously served as a commander of the 2nd Battalion, 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment (unit #54801, Stavropol, Russia). In October 2014, he was sent on a mission to Donbas and was appointed deputy commander of the 6th Motorized Rifle Cossack Platov Regiment of the 2nd Army Corps of Luhansk People\u2019s Republic (LPR).<\/p>\n
In our previous investigation: Lieutenant-colonel from a Russian paratrooper regiment in command of LPR terrorists (audio intercept)<\/em><\/a> we looked into a small part of the conversations and studied in detail the personality of the Lieutenant-Colonel. In this publication, we will focus on some specific points that shed light on the nature of the hybrid Russian tactics in the undeclared war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n Yershov\u2019s conversations with his former Russian Army comrades-in-arms concern not just his personal life. Some of his statements lead to a number of conclusions corroborating the official views of the Ukrainian military and intelligence services on a number of issues. Particular attention should be paid to the topic of direct participation of the Russian military personnel in the war in Donbas<\/a>, as well as their role in the events that have taken place in the occupied territories of Ukraine.<\/p>\n Here are some highlights from the intercept script.<\/p>\n