Three senior officers of the Russian occupation forces were eliminated as a result of a successful operation of the Department of Active Operations of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Tavriya operational group of troops.
According to the DIU, the agency's employees received information about a planned meeting with the participation of officers of the command of the 4th Guards Military Base of the Russian occupation forces, which are involved in the criminal war against Ukraine in Zaporizhzhya Region.
After checking and confirming the data, the military intelligence officers developed a plan of operation, which was joined by the Tavriya Special Forces, Unmanned Systems Forces and the SBU Typhoon Tactical Group.
Immediately after the start of the field meeting, the occupiers' concentration of Russian officers and their vehicles was targeted with a precision HIMARS strike, and after the arrival of the evacuation team, the invaders were attacked by attack drones of the Ukrainian Security and Defence Forces.
As a result of the operation, three officers of the Russian occupation forces were killed:
- Captain Nagorny Dmitry Olegovich, commander of the 1st battalion of the 135th motorised rifle regiment;
- Captain Krokhmalev Grigory Aleksandrovich, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Chief of Intelligence of the 135th Motorised Rifle Regiment;
- Captain Yuriy Fomin, commander of the anti-aircraft battery of the 4th Guards military base.
Five units of occupants' vehicles were also destroyed.