In the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region, the older brother of the advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak, Colonel of the Russian Army Volodymyr Podoliak, who fought on the side of the Russian Federation , was killed during hostilities . He was eliminated on May 19, 2024, but the circumstances of his death have only become known now.

This was reported by the research project Killed in Ukraine (KIU), citing a leak of Rosstat data, Censor.NET reports .

What is known about the liquidation of brother Mykhailo Podoliak?

According to published data, 59-year-old Volodymyr Podoliak died on May 19, 2024 in occupied Kyrylivka , Zaporizhia region .

The cause of death of the Russian colonel was an intracranial injury sustained during combat operations. The documents do not specify who inflicted the fatal injury.

KIU researchers discovered the grave of Volodymyr Podoliak back in June 2024. The date of death was indicated on the cross, but at that time the circumstances of his death remained unknown.

The portrait near the grave shows Podoliak in the uniform of a Russian army colonel. On his chest are two Orders of Courage, a breastplate “For Service in Military Intelligence,” and other awards.

Next to the grave, researchers noticed a wreath with the inscription “From the staff of the Central Military School.” They speculate that the abbreviation may stand for the Center for Training Specialists of the Russian GRU.

What Mykhailo Podoliak said about his brother

Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak previously acknowledged his older brother’s connection with Russian special services.

At the same time, in 2021, in an interview with Ukrainian journalists, he assured that his brother had long since completed his military service.

“I have been an ordinary military pensioner for a long time,” Mykhailo Podoliak said then.

The advisor to the President of Ukraine has not yet publicly commented on the death of his brother and the circumstances of his death. Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/n4032808

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