The Security Service of Ukraine has collected evidence against collaborator Mykhailo Shatunov – commander of the unmanned aerial vehicle unit of russia’s 1199^th motorized rifle regiment.

The investigation established his involvement in organising massive shelling of the Dnipropetrovsk region, including the frontline city of Nikopol, using one-way attack drones.

The SSU established that the russian drones targeting the city are launched from the coast of the temporarily occupied part in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Shatunov is a resident of the temporarily occupied city of Sevastopol. After the start of the full-scale war, he joined the enemy army. He was initially appointed a squad leader and later commander of a russian UAV crew.

Based on the evidence, SSU investigators notified Shatunov in absentia of suspicion under two Articles of the CCU:

• 111.2 (high treason, committed under martial law);
• 111-1.7 (collaboration).

The decision to classify his actions as war crimes is pending.

Efforts to bring the perpetrator to justice are ongoing.

The investigation was conducted by the SSU Office in Dnipropetrovsk region under the procedural supervision of the regional Prosecutor’s Office.