Russian riot police lieutenant colonel, who fought in Kyiv region, killed in Kemerovo region
On Friday, 25 October, on the territory of Kemerovo region of the Russian Federation occurred car explosion, driven by a car driven by Lieutenant Colonel of the Russian riot police Veniamin Vladimirovich Mazzerin.
This was reported by Russian sources and Telegram channels.
Details of the incident
According to preliminary data, the explosion occurred while the car was moving, The driver died on the spot.
The deceased is police lieutenant colonel, who served in a special forces unit Oberig riot police of the Russian Guard in the Kemerovo region.
It is this division that participated in punitive operations against the civilian population in the Kyiv region in the spring of 2022.
Involvement in crimes against civilians
Veniamin Mazgerin was identified by Ukrainian investigators as one of the officers who gave orders to block evacuation routes and shoot civilians during the occupation of part of the Kyiv region.
According to law enforcement, he also supervised the interrogation and torture of Ukrainian prisoners.
Symbolic retribution
Mazgerin's death was another confirmation that Participants in crimes against Ukrainians do not go unpunished, even in Russia itself.
The circumstances of the explosion are currently being clarified, but sources say that the car was detonated remotely.
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It looks more like another staging of sabotage work by the GUR in Russia by Budanov's Russian handlers. The FSB officers chose a cheap car, a forest road where there are no other cars, stopped the car, the passenger got out and blew it up. Because it is harder to stage a car bombing while it is moving.