Assassination attempt on General Omurbekov, involved in the events in Bucha, occurred in Russia
Kyiv • UNN
An explosion occurred in a mailbox of a house in the Knyaze-Volkonskoye garrison. Lieutenant Colonel Kuzmenko was killed; the condition of General Omurbekov is currently unknown.
An explosion occurred in a Russian military garrison in the village of Knyaze-Volkonskoye-1 on April 28, which, according to preliminary data, was an assassination attempt on Major General Azatbek Omurbekov. This was reported by InformNapalm, according to UNN.
Details
According to available information, an explosive device went off in a mailbox in the stairwell of a residential building. As a result, Lieutenant Colonel Kuzmenko, who served as the commander of a training communications battalion, was killed, and several other people were injured. Data on the condition of Omurbekov himself is currently unavailable.
What is known about the general and Bucha
As InformNapalm notes, in 2022, Omurbekov commanded the 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade during the occupation of Bucha. Ukrainian sources link this unit to war crimes against the civilian population.
It is reported that there are attempts to keep the incident in the garrison quiet. At the same time, Omurbekov had previously been identified by InformNapalm investigators, after which he was included in the sanctions lists of several countries.
It was also reported that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin awarded him the title of "Hero of Russia."