The Security Service of Ukraine has collected sufficient evidence to serve a notice of suspicion to Major General Vladimir Selivorstov, former commander of the 106th Airborne Division of the Russian Armed Forces. At the start of the full-scale war, he commanded an operation to attempt to capture Kyiv from the north-west.
According to the Russian General Staff’s plan for 24 February 2022, Selivyorstov’s airborne units were to take control of the airfield in Gostomel and then occupy the entire village. Another grouping of troops from his division was ordered to capture Vyshneve, another settlement on the outskirts of the capital. In case of successful completion of these tasks, the occupiers planned to gain a foothold in the captured territories for a further offensive on Kyiv.
However, Ukrainian forces , including the Security Service, thwarted these plans. First, the Ukrainian military surrounded and destroyed a significant part of Selivyorstov ‘s group during the battles for Gostomel, and then destroyed the occupiers ‘ headquarters in the Bucha district , where the Russian general and his command staff were located.
As a result of the attack, Selivorstov and his deputies were seriously injured, and an order was given to evacuate the enemy group. Based on the evidence gathered , SBU investigators served Selivorstov with a notice of suspicion in absentia for waging an aggressive war, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons, in accordance with Part. 2 Art. 28 ta ch. 2 Art. 437 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Complex measures to detain and punish him are under way.
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