Klimanov Alexander Nikolaevich

Klimanov Aleksandr Nikolaevich is a Captain, commander of an aviation detachment — military unit 33310 — of the 52nd 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 commander of an aviation detachment of an aviation squadron (on Tu-22M3 aircraft) of the 52nd 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 personally participated in combat sorties, particularly during the massive missile attack on Ukraine on December 29, 2022.

There are reasonable grounds to believe that this individual is involved in the direct execution of criminal orders to launch supersonic cruise missiles at critical energy infrastructure facilities and residential areas.

These actions aimed at the deliberate destruction of the civilian population's life support system during the winter period and the creation of a humanitarian catastrophe on the eve of the New Year holidays, which led to the destruction of civilian objects, power outages in settlements, and casualties among the civilian population.

These actions are an integral part of Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine and simultaneously contain signs of violations of 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 international law, thereby becoming a direct perpetrator and accomplice to the crime.