The official representative of the People’s Militia of the DPR, Colonel Eduard Basurin, reported on the next non-combat losses in the ranks of the punishers.
“From our source it became known that in the course of engineering work on the retrofitting of positions in the area of the settlement. Novgorodskoye, two servicemen of the 8th battalion of the 10th brigade, Private Litvinenko and Private Parfenov, were blown up by an antipersonnel mine. As a result of the explosion, the servicemen received mine-explosive injuries, and in grave condition were taken to the military hospital in the settlement of Krasnoarmeysk”, – Basurin said.
In the course of the investigation, officers of the OTG “Sever” headquarters who arrived at the scene found that the minefields of the unit had not been specified, and, despite this, the militants continued to equip new positions, which led to tragic consequences.
In addition, it became known that when moving from the headquarters of the OTG “Vostok” to the headquarters of the 93rd OMB brigade officer, senior lieutenant Karpilenya, being intoxicated, allowed the loss of a folder with secret documents intended for a narrow circle of people. In connection with the incident, a commission arrived in the brigade’s area of responsibility, which also recorded other violations of the secrecy regime.