Burdakov Pavel Vladimirovich

Burdakov Pavel Vladimirovich — Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Commander of the Regiment — military unit 85927 — 121st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of Long-Range Aviation of the Air Force of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Armed Forces.

According to open registries, while serving as Deputy Commander of the 121st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of Long-Range Aviation of the Air Force of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, he exercised direct operational command and coordination of combat missions performed by the regiment's units.

There are reasonable grounds to believe that this individual is involved in organizing and controlling missile strikes by strategic missile carriers on densely populated areas and civilian infrastructure objects that are not military targets, resulting in numerous civilian casualties.

These actions are an integral part of the Russian Federation's aggressive war against Ukraine and simultaneously show signs of violating the laws and customs of war.

Furthermore, the individual did not exercise the right to refuse to carry out a clearly criminal order, the obligation not to execute which is stipulated by norms of international law, thus becoming an accomplice to the crime. V.

was identified as the commander of a Tu-160 aircraft of the 121st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel; his passport data, Individual Taxpayer Number (INN), and Individual Insurance Account Number (SNILS) have been established.

Lieutenant Colonel Burdakov, Pavel Vladimirovich, serving as the deputy commander of the 121st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, exercised operational control and coordination of the unit's combat missions. He is implicated in the organization and oversight of missile strikes delivered by strategic missile carriers against densely populated areas and Ukraine's civil infrastructure, which resulted in numerous civilian casualties. These actions constitute a part of the Russian Federation's aggressive war and bear the hallmarks of violations of the laws and customs of war. According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (HUR), Burdakov has been identified as the aircraft commander of a Tu-160 that participated in the missile strike on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. He did not refuse to execute a manifestly criminal order, thereby becoming an accomplice to war crimes.