Russian military units allegedly involved in Oleshky humanitarian crisis identified
Russian troops use Oleshky to launch attacks across the river, including on the liberated city of Kherson.
According to Ukrainian investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info, two Russian military units are implicated in the humanitarian crisis in the occupied city of Oleshky, located in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. The outlet reported on September 29 that the 126th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment of Russia's 98th Guards Airborne Division have personnel present in or around Oleshky, and their commanders may be connected to the crisis.
Oleshky has been under Russian occupation since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. The Ukrainian military controls the western bank of the Dnipro River while Russian troops occupy the eastern bank.
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