19/ She learned from other men in the brigade that "about a month and a half ago they went to the islands to pick up the wounded and dead. There was an opportunity. Now these islands are completely under the control of Ukraine. No one wants to go there – it’s certain death.
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A small child died under rubble in Lviv
The photo shows a small child who died under the rubble in Lviv today. She was sleeping peacefully when a Russian missile arrived. In total, 7 people have died and 45 have been injured so far.
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Man disappears on Kherson islands
He was sent to the Kherson islands in April 2024 but disappeared, likely killed, within weeks. His sister Nina says: "He was appointed a motorman [boat pilot]. They get into boats at night, go on missions, pick up the wounded."
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Prisoner signs military contract despite family warnings
15/ Sergei Romantsov from Severodvinsk was serving a prison sentence for drug offences when he signed a military contract. He did so against the advice of his family, who told him that he would be safer serving out the remaining two years of his sentence.
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Mother proud of son’s volunteering for ‘Special Military Operation’ but fears for his life
10/ Irina says she was happy when her son volunteered – "I told him: 'I knew you weren't a coward'" – but she is worried that she does not know whether he is now alive or dead. However, as she told Sever.Realii, she approves of the 'Special Military Operation'.
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Missing person search delayed until Kherson’s liberation, islands to be searched then.
9/ "Don't we not abandon our own? On 29 April I was given a document that he was missing. They say that when Kherson is liberated, then they will search these islands."
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Mother’s Plea: Where is My Son After Devastating Brigade Losses?
8/ "I called the military unit and was told that 80 per cent of the brigade had been killed or wounded. A boy who served with my son was wounded in the stomach. He says my son stayed there and [the other man] was hospitalised. How come everyone was walking past [my son]?"
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Mother of missing soldier reports constant drone activity, ongoing fighting.
7/ According to Irina Ivanovna, the mother of one soldier from the brigade who is currently listed as missing, "the drones are buzzing all the time. You can't get there by boat, the fighting is still going on."
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Ukraine recaptures islands, inflicts casualties on Russia with HIMARS strikes
6/ The Ukrainians claimed in January 2023 to have recaptured Great Potʹomkinsʹkyy Island. In August 2023, many Russian casualties were reported from a HIMARS strike on Dzharylhach.https://t.co/925n2HrpDJ
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 4 septembre 20246/ The Ukrainians claimed in January 2023 to have recaptured Great Potʹomkinsʹkyy Island. In August 2023, many Russian casualties were reported from a HIMARS strike on Dzharylhach.
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Kherson region: Convict recruits for brigade after heavy losses
3/ Since then, according to relatives, many of its soldiers have been killed or wounded while stationed on islands in the Kherson region. The brigade began recruiting convicts in 2023, apparently after losing scores of men in Ukraine.