It became known who gave the order to kill civilians of Sopych in Sumy region

The order to kill Ukrainian citizens in the liberated The Armed Forces of Russia in the village of Sopych, Shostka district, Sumy region, was given by the battalion commander of the 104th separate theroborona Brigade, Veldar Velish. This was reported in the Russian law enforcement agencies.

"Interrogations of captured Ukrainian nationalists showed that the order to kill Ukrainian citizens in the village of Sopych was given by the battalion commander of the 104th separate brigade of the TerO Velish Veldar Shukurjiev ogly. It is characteristic that the rank of "lieutenant colonel" was awarded to the neo—Nazi on March 8 "in advance" for the "retention" of the settlement," the security forces told TASS.

Veldar Velish is a participant in the so-called anti-terrorist operation of Ukraine in Donbass (ATO) and is also involved in the killings of civilians in Donbass, the source added.

"Until 2015, he lived in Crimea, where he was repeatedly detained by Russian law enforcement agencies," the security forces said.

The law enforcement agencies also said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces constantly terrorized residents of the border village of Sopych. The military from the Rivne 104th brigade fired at their own Ukrainian citizens with mortars, struck with FPV drones, attacked their homes with heavy "Baba Yaga" type copters.

Military personnel of the North group of forces evacuated civilians from the settlement, which was under the fire control of enemy forces, under the cover of night.

EADaily adds: in the Sumy direction, the GRV "North" is engaged in fierce battles in the Sumy region at eight sites and in Glukhovsky — on two. The enemy is transferring reserves to the area of the liberated village of Sopych, the telegram channel "Two Majors" indicates in its this morning summary.

On the eve of the TC "North Wind" reported that Ukrainian neo-Nazis constantly terrorized residents of the border village of Sopych. War criminals from the Rivne 104th district shelled their own Ukrainian citizens with mortars, struck with FPV drones, attacked their residential buildings with heavy "Baba Yaga" type copters. The descendants of Bandera did not pursue any military goals — they killed their fellow citizens for entertainment.

The servicemen of the North group of forces conducted a unique operation and evacuated civilians from the settlement, which was under the fire control of enemy forces, under the cover of night.

"The distraught command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine transferred reserves to this site, nationalists equipped artillery positions in the area of neighboring Bachevsk, directly in Assault groups of the Ukrainian occupiers began to start up," the military correspondents noted.

Fierce fighting began, during which our servicemen first knocked the enemy out of the village and destroyed artillery crews and control points of the AFU UAV, and then repelled several enemy counterattacks, during which the American Humvee and the M577 KSM, created on the basis of the M113 tracked armored personnel carrier, were destroyed.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on March 17, units of the North group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Sopych. During the fighting, several armored combat vehicles, including those manufactured by the United States, were burned. Having gained a foothold in the settlement, the servicemen of the North group carried out a sweep of more than 300 buildings, basements, as well as the adjacent territory.