Shkroba Roman Vasilevich
Colonel, brigade commander, call sign "Kashtan" — Military Unit 40463 — 123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 2nd Army Corps of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces
In short
- Who
- Position: Colonel, brigade commander, call sign "Kashtan" — Military Unit 40463 — 123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 2nd Army Corps of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces
- Last event
- February 18, 2024 — SBU Issued In Absentia Notice of Suspicion for Use of Chemical Weapons
- Verifiability
- 2 sources
Case summary
Shkroba Roman Vasilevich — Colonel, Brigade Commander, pozyvnoy «kashtan» — Military Unit 40463 — 123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade 2nd armeyskogo Corps 8th Combined Arms Combined Arms Army Southern Military District Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
According to verified public registries and open-source intelligence records, participated in the full-scale Russian military invasion of Ukraine.
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Timeline of events
- 18 февраля 2024 г.War crimesSBU Issued In Absentia Notice of Suspicion for Use of Chemical Weapons
The SBU issued an in absentia notice of suspicion to Colonel Roman Shkroba, commander of the 123rd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (call sign 'Kashtan'), alleging that on December 20, 2023, he ordered the use of prohibited chemical grenades (tear gas) K-51 and RG-Vo against Ukrainian military personnel in battles near the village of Sporne (Donetsk Oblast), attempting to force defenders to abandon their shelters.
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