The SSU has collected evidence against major general Volodymyr Selivyorstov, former commander of the 106^th airborne division of the russian armed forces.

At the beginning of the full-scale war, he commanded the operation to capture Kyiv from the northwestern direction.

According to the russian general staff’s plan, Selivyorstov’s airborne units were to take control of the airfield in Hostomel by 24 February 2022 and then occupy the village itself.

Another grouping of troops from the commander’s division received an order to capture Vyshneve, another settlement in Kyiv suburbs.

If the occupiers successfully completed these missions, they planned to gain foothold in the captured areas, creating a bridgehead for an offensive on Kyiv.

After the main forces of the russian occupation troops approached, the russians were to storm and seize the capital of Ukraine.

However, the military servicemen of the Security and Defense Forces, including the SSU, thwarted the enemy plans. First, Ukrainian defenders surrounded and destroyed a large part of Selivyorstov’s group during the battle for Hostomel.

Next, Ukrainian units destroyed the occupiers’ staff in Bucha district, where the russian general was stationed along with the entire command of his division.

Selivyorstov and his deputies were seriously injured, after which an order was given to evacuate the enemy group.

Based on the evidence obtained, SSU investigators notified Selivyorstov of suspicion in absentia under Articles 28.2, 437.2 of the CCU (waging aggressive war, committed by prior conspiracy, by a group).

Efforts to find and bring the war criminal to justice are underway.

The investigation was carried out under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General’s Office.