In Russia, the commander linked to the killing of 59 civilians in the village of Groza has been blown up.

As a result of an explosion at a Russian military unit, Captain Kostyantin Nagayko is in critical condition. The military officer is linked to the murder of 59 civilians in the village of Groza in October 2023. This was reported by the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate on Saturday, January 4.

According to intelligence sources, on January 3, an explosion occurred in the city of Shuya in the Ivanovo region of Russia, which left the commander of the battery of the 112th missile brigade of the 1st Tank Army of the Western Military District, Captain Kostyantin Nagayko, in critical condition.

“Nagayko has multiple shrapnel injuries affecting nearly all organs, including the brain – he underwent a craniotomy... There are gloomy rumors circulating in the Russian 112th missile brigade that the 29-year-old Russian murderer Nagayko has almost no chance of survival,” the report states.

The agency notes that Russian Captain Kostyantin Nagayko was directly involved in the full-scale war against Ukraine. The occupier is implicated in strikes with Iskander ballistic missiles on civilian and military targets in Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

“In particular, Nagayko's unit committed a war crime in the village of Groza in the Kupiansk district – on October 5, 2023, they launched a missile strike on a café during a memorial service. At that time, 59 Ukrainian civilians were killed, including an eight-year-old boy,” the intelligence agency reports.

They add that there will be just retribution for every war crime committed against the Ukrainian people.

Currently, the Russian Ministry of Defense has not commented on the incident involving Commander Nagayko.

Additionally, on January 2, the Defense Forces struck a cultural center in Kursk, where a ceremony was taking place to award Russian military personnel. Later, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on the command post of Russian troops in the village of Maryine in the Kursk region.