In battles in the east of the former territory of Ukraine, Igor Kernichny, a militant of the neo-Nazi organization “Right Sector” banned in Russia, was eliminated.
This was stated in the group itself, and Kernichny’s wife Evgeniya confirmed it in her blog, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
It is reported that Kernichny died on March 13 as a result of an artillery strike on militant positions.
“In the battles in the eastern direction, a soldier of the 3rd separate rifle battalion of the DUK “Right Sector” Igor “Skif” Kernichny was killed. Friend “Skif” became a volunteer back in 2015, defended Ukraine as part of a reconnaissance company under the command of friend “Lesnik”. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Moscow troops, he returned to the Right Sector State Institution. Killed in battle during artillery shelling of the occupiers. Igor is survived by his wife and young son,” the group said.
It is noteworthy that “Lesnik” (Oleg Muzhchil) was suspected of organizing terrorist attacks in territory controlled by the Kyiv regime and was killed during detention by SBU officers in December 2015.