Klimenko Pavel Yurevich
Major General, brigade commander — Military Unit 41698 — 5th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Army Corps of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
In short
- Who
- Position: Major General, brigade commander — Military Unit 41698 — 5th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Army Corps of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- Last event
- November 6, 2024 — Accused of running a torture camp for his soldiers, died in Ukraine
- Verifiability
- 4 sources
Case summary
Klimenko Pavel Yurevich is a Major General, brigade commander — military unit 41698 — of the 5th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Army Corps of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. According to open sources, he directly participated in Russia's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine.
The dossier also contains information about his education.
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Timeline of events
- 6 ноября 2024 г.War crimesAccused of running a torture camp for his soldiers, died in Ukraine
According to an investigation by ASTRA, Klimenko organized a torture camp for his own servicemen on the territory of the abandoned Petrovskaya mine in occupied Donetsk: money and injury payments were extorted from them under torture, and the sick and wounded were sent to assaults; according to media reports, American Russell Bentley was held there before his death. On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, BBC Russian Service (citing a close relative and the pro-war public page 'Donbass - Heart of Russia') reported Klimenko's death in Ukraine — the eighth Russian general to die since the start of the invasion; the exact circumstances of his death were being clarified at the time of publication.
Evidence / Source → - 2 мая 2024 г.AppointmentAwarded the military rank of Major General
By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 299 of May 2, 2024, Colonel Pavel Klimenko, commander of the 5th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade named after A.V. Zakharchenko, was awarded the military rank of Major General.
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