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But in ramaz�* head, it was not that simple. he told his mother that he had friends in ukraine and that the worst outcome would not be to die... ..but to shoot at people who are like him. in late september, ramaz left his home. together with other men, he travelled more than 2,000 kilometres to a military base in the region of primorye. there, hejoined an elite unit — the black berets from the 155th marine brigade. ukrainian authorities accused some of these men of war crimes in bucha at the...

In cases of disobedience. in the days after the letter, more videos surfaced showing the same tactical mistakes as the footage from october and november. lone russian units attacking in a single line and getting hit repeatedly. 13 days after the 155s second letter, a journalist asked president putin about the fate of the russian marines in ukraine. this is his response. and governor kozhemya ko? he never replied to the second letter. we contacted governor kozhemyako for a comment on ourfindings....

So, what happened in vuhledar? people back home wanted answers. bbc eye looked into the black berets�* claims. its difficult to interview soldiers or theirfamilies in russia. they face years in jail for discrediting the army. but online, theres a trail of evidence. piecing together online testimonies, death records and battle footage, we found that the 155 did suffer heavy losses in vuhledar. we found reasons why these men died. such kind of breaching operations are suicide. and we found out w...

In late january 2023, russia tried to take vuhledar again, launching the largest assault on the town since the beginning of the war. again, soldiers of the 155th brigade were involved. again, the men were caught in a deathtrap. again, they raised the alarm. on 29 january, another letter from the black berets appeared on governor kozhemyako�*s telegram group. the soldiers said they lost almost the entire personnel of the battalion. they warned of a repetition of pavlivkas battle and that theyre...

They show russian attacks along the same road, entering pavlivka from yehorivka. it was widely reported the 155th led the assault on pavlivka in early november, with the support of the 40th marine brigade and localforces. the first video shows two russian bmp—3s attacking pavlivka without any visible support. at the start of the video, one bmp—3 is hit. despite this, the two vehicles keep going. they reach the first houses and stop here. the soldiers disembark and take up position. but they ...

The assault on kyiv at the start of the conflict. but the highest one is in november 2022, during the offensive on pavlivka and vuhledar. we found that at least 60 black berets were killed or went missing in the months following the start of the assault on october 28th. most happened after their letter was sent to governor kozhemyako. we think that the real number of losses in 155 is definitely higher than the figure we have because we cant always attribute certain people to the unit and also, w...

Evidence that supports the black berets�* account. russian authorities havent released official data about casualties since september 2022 but bbc russias 0lga ivshina has the most accurate count available. since the first day of war, bbc russia has been working together with independent website mediazona and a team of volunteers to find out and confirm the number of russian servicemen killed in ukraine. we have been using open—source material, official statements, social media posts, media ...

Thermal imager and components. the appeal said the 155th reconnaissance team needed it. and the name on the appeal matches a name we found in the leaked list of soldiers. a soldier from the 155th brigade with ten years of experience. 0n kozhemyako�*s telegram channel, we found more than ten messages from families complaining about equipment or appealing for it. this is quite unusual. its not common to see the families of the soldiers appealing some equipment from the company. this is... ..i do...

Many russian—speaking ukrainians live in that area. these are the people vladimir putin vowed to liberate. marina and herfamily had their home in vuhledar. on october 28th, ramaz and his comrades from the 155 prepared for the assault. he sent a last message to his mother, svetlana.

But kozhemyako developed a reputation for being an enthusiastic recruiter. at the end of october, ramaz completed his short training and was deployed to eastern ukraine. he arrived in the town of volnovakha, where the 155 was staged. 0n hisjourney, he sent updates to his mother. in volnovakha, the 155 was preparing for an imminent offensive on the strategic town of vuhledar. it sits on an elevated terrain in the donetsk region of donbas.