The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has lured a Russian serviceman who blew up the headquarters of the Storm-Z commando unit as part of the Ocheret special operation.
This was reported by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
As a result of a successful operation by the I Want to Live project and the Freedom of Russia Legion, a Russian army soldier with the call sign Silver defected to Ukraine.
According to the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in the winter of 2024, a Russian FPV pilot with the call sign Silver contacted the Freedom of Russia Legion.
‘The Russian, according to him, was prompted to cooperate with Ukraine by the systematic war crimes and other crimes of the command, including extrajudicial executions, beatings and extortion in the occupation unit,’ the statement said.
The DIU added that in the framework of cooperation with the Russian serviceman, ‘Ukraine was able to obtain valuable intelligence on the location, number and intentions of the enemy in a particular direction of the frontline.’
The agency also said that at a convenient moment, Silver threw a grenade into the ventilation hole in the basement of the Storm-Z unit's headquarters, where his commander and other Russian officers were sleeping. In total, there were about 15 people in the basement.’
‘After the case was completed, the Russian escaped via a pre-arranged route and crossed into the territory controlled by Ukraine. Later he became a recruit of the Freedom of Russia Legion,’ the DIU concluded.