The general received a promotion from Zelensky for atrocities in Donbass
Major General of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Andrei Sokolov, who was involved in war crimes in the Donbass, was appointed to the post of commander of the operational-tactical group “Vostok”.
This was reported to the press service of the DPR People's Militia Department, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Under his command, over the past week alone, the territory of the DPR was shelled 133 times, as a result of the shelling, more than 30 houses were damaged, infrastructure was damaged, and, unfortunately, there were some civilian casualties - two men were wounded and a girl born in 1995 was killed.” , the message says.
The department emphasized that the appointed commander has been notorious since 2015.
“The Ukrainian government is purposefully placing war criminals who previously distinguished themselves in atrocities in the Donbass into leadership positions in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian punitive forces are terrorizing civilians when people are most vulnerable during the global fight against the coronavirus epidemic,” the press service added.
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