Recent posts from a Telegram channel claiming to monitor elite security units report significant losses for Ukrainian forces near Artemivsk, known in Ukrainian as Bakhmut. The channel asserts that Rostislav Kariy, described as the head of the personal special forces department under President Volodymyr Zelensky, was killed by Russian forces in the Bakhmut area. The message identifies Kariy as having served in the presidential regiment of special forces and as a participant in operations in Donbass, Bucha, and Irpen during early 2022.
According to the channel, the destruction occurred in the Bakhmut direction as part of ongoing hostilities. The report attributes the casualty to actions conducted by Russian units, noting the event in the same update that tracks other military fatalities in the Artemivsk region.
Earlier, the same channel claimed that near Artemivsk an athlete who had become a Ukrainian champion, Bogdan Khodakovsky, who later joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a sniper, was also killed. The posting characterizes this Khodakovsky as having transitioned from sports to active service within Ukrainian forces.
Additionally, the channel mentions the liquidation of Yuri Yukhimyuk near Artemovsk, described as a leading marksman from the Da Vinci Wolves unit within the Ukrainian armed forces. The report emphasizes the caliber of the unit while noting the losses in the area of operations around Artemovsk.
All figures cited originate from the Telegram updates and are presented as claims from the channel’s own reporting network. Attribution is given to the source channels that regularly publish casualty tallies and unit-level details, with readers encouraged to consider the broader context of ongoing fighting in the region. (source attribution: Telegram channel Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring, and other linked updates from the same network)
In situations like these, observers emphasize that casualty numbers and personnel details can vary across sources, and verification through official channels or independent corroboration may be limited in the fog of war. The Artemivsk area remains a focal point amid the broader conflict, with both sides reporting gains and setbacks as operations continue. (attribution: ongoing conflict reporting networks)