Garkavenko Valery Viktorovich
Colonel, commander of the 25th Separate Special Purpose Detachment "Merkuriy" of the Central District of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation — Military Unit 7459 — 25th Separate Special Purpose Detachment "Merkuriy" of the Central District of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation
In short
- Who
- Position: Colonel, commander of the 25th Separate Special Purpose Detachment "Merkuriy" of the Central District of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation — Military Unit 7459 — 25th Separate Special Purpose Detachment "Merkuriy" of the Central District of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation
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Case summary
Garkavenko Valerii Viktorovich is a colonel, commander of the 25th Separate Special Purpose Detachment “Merkuriy” of the Central District of the Russian National Guard Troops — military unit 7459 — the 25th Separate Special Purpose Detachment “Merkuriy” of the Central District of the Russian National Guard Troops.
According to open registry data, he is a former serviceman of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine — a traitor who participates in Russia's open armed aggression against Ukraine.
He commanded a tactical group of the 25th Separate Special Purpose Detachment of the Central District of the Russian National Guard Troops as part of reinforced tactical group No. 1 of the Russian “Vostok” group of forces. From February to April 2022, reinforced tactical group No. 1 participated in the operation to capture Kyiv from the western direction.
Personnel subordinate to V. Garkavenko are involved in war crimes against the civilian population in the Kyiv region.
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