Drones From 423rd Unmanned Systems Battalion Struck Car of Colonel Dmitry Shabaev Implicated in Crimes in Bucha

Soldiers from the 423rd Unmanned Systems “Scythian Griffins” Battalion tracked down and attacked the vehicle of Russian Colonel Dmitry Shabayev, who is linked to war crimes in Bucha.

This was reported by the unit’s press service.

The attack took place approximately 80 km from the front line, near Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Russian officer’s vehicle was struck by a Ukrainian UAV during its movement.

As a result of the strike, Shabayev and his driver sustained serious injuries. Russian military personnel evacuated them to a military hospital.

Dmitry Shabayev commanded the 64th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade of the Russian Ground Forces, which took part in combat operations in the Kyiv region at the start of the full-scale invasion.

Currently, the 64th Brigade is part of the Russian 35th Guards Combined Arms Red Banner Army and is fighting in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk sectors.

Earlier, Militarnyi reported that in early August 2026, Major General Valery Plokhotnyuk of the Russian Army was killed in an explosion near the Balzi Rossi restaurant in Moscow.