On 25 June, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) suspended Yuriy Harkavyi, commander of the 425th Separate Assault Regiment “Skelya” (“Rock”), from his duties. The decision followed the opening, a day earlier, of an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation into allegations, uncovered by journalists from Babel (babel.ua), of the brutal abuse of soldiers serving in the unit, including fatal beatings. …read more
Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)