It became known about the destruction of the battalion commander of the 111th Air Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Shevchenko

The battalion commander of the 111th separate Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykola Shevchenko, was eliminated by soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This was announced on Friday night, January 2, by a source from the Russian law enforcement agencies.

"The other day, the battalion commander of the 111th separate brigade of the Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Nikolai Shevchenko, was eliminated," he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The agency's interlocutor added that the destruction of senior officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine occurs daily.

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