Investigators established the identity of the Russian soldier who shot Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Donetsk direction. According to the Evocation project, which is engaged in the formation of the base of Russian invaders and propagandists, Oleg Yakovlev is called the criminal. He is a soldier of the Storm unit of the 30th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Federation, a brigade that suffered significant losses in the battles for Avdeevka and Ocheretino.

It was reported that the Russian military tried to hide the fact of execution: they waited before the execution when the drone flew away, and replaced the weapon with the AK-47 machine, probably trophy. The video was most likely shot for a personal archive.

Participants in the crime in the recording address the main executor, calling him the call sign “Sara,” which became the key to identifying Yakovlev. In his Telegram account (phone number +79063130009), the occupier calls himself "

Yakovlev, according to the investigation, was born on June 16, 1992 in Saratov, where he lives. In civilian life, he pumped out cesspools, and also drank alcohol and drugs, which he himself mentioned in rap compositions.. Yakovlev’s personal life also did not work out: he separated from his wife, he was left with two daughters.

The intellectual level of the occupier is also questionable. In one of the dating chats, he shared an “interesting” story about red underpants, with which he allegedly went to storm, while his text demonstrates not the best knowledge of the Russian language.

On January 23, a video was published online showing Russian occupiers shooting six Ukrainian prisoners of war..