Ukrainian Intelligence Reveals Identity Russian Lieutenant Colonel Coordinating Shahed Drone Strikes

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The strikes are carried out by a specialized unmanned aerial vehicle brigade known as GROM "Kaskad" (military unit 35666-B), stationed in Korenovsk, Krasnodar Territory, Ukrinform reports, citing Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate.

The brigade is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ruslan Negrub. Born on January 4, 1983, Negrub holds a passport (series 9002 No.447425) issued on April 17, 2003 by the Mozdok District Department of Internal Affairs in North Ossetia-Alania.

He graduated from the Stavropol Higher Military Aviation Engineering School and resides in Budennovsk, Stavropol Territory, with his wife Nadezhda Negrub (born March 8, 1981) and their 20-year-old son.

Their registered family address is: Severny microdistrict, building 1, apartment 76, Budennovsk, Stavropol Territory.

As reported by Ukrinform, Russian forces deployed close to 4,000 Shahed drones and other air attack systems against Ukraine in July.

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