Russia is furious over reports that a commander sent his best drone operators to die as infantrymen because they critici

Source: Business Insider

Russia is furious over reports that a commander sent his best drone operators to die as infantrymen because they criticized him

Matthew Loh
Mon, September 16, 2024 at 2:48 AM EDT·4 min read

• Two Russian drone operators said their officer assigned them to an infantry assault after a quarrel.
• They died soon after, igniting a frenzy of criticism from pro-war Russian commentators.
• The Russian Defense Ministry said days later that it would investigate their deaths.

The deaths of two seasoned Russian drone operators in Ukraine have stirred a frenzy among pro-Kremlin military bloggers, who say the specialists were sent to fight as regular infantrymen.

In a video recorded before their deaths, both operators said they were assigned to a suicide mission with an assault unit as punishment for arguing with their commander.

The clip of the specialists — Dmitry "Goodwin" Lysakovsky and Sergei "Ernest" Gritsai — was published posthumously, appearing on Friday on the Telegram channel "North Wind."

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