Milonov admits killing people on Ukraine front
Vitaly Milonov stated that he killed people during the war while serving as a gunner. Vitaly Milonov told blogger Amiran Sardarov that he has the Order of Courage, but did not specify for what, noting only that he received it during the Special Military Operation.
Consensus
- Vitaly Milonov is a member of the Russian State Duma.
- Milonov served on the front line in Ukraine as a volunteer in October 2022.
- Milonov served in an anti-tank artillery battery.
- Milonov was a senior gunner of the MT-12 'Rapira' artillery piece.
- The MT-12 'Rapira' has a range of up to seven kilometers.
- The task of the MT-12 'Rapira', according to Milonov, is to destroy enemy personnel and equipment.
- Milonov admitted to killing people during the conflict.
- Milonov stated he received the Order of Courage from a presidential decree for his actions during the special military operation.
- Milonov said the details of his award are confidential due to the closed nature of presidential decrees on awards.
- Milonov claimed he has no moral remorse for killing, stating it was his duty as a soldier.
- Milonov said he left the front in February 2023 when his contract ended.
- Milonov is a candidate in the upcoming September elections for the Southern electoral district of St. Petersburg.
Points of divergence
- Milonov stated he was targeted by Ukrainian saboteurs, and that information about him was obtained from 'our traitors'. — vm
- Milonov said he was wounded during combat operations and returned from the war because deputies were prohibited from long stays in the war zone. — meduza
- Milonov changed his social media name to 'Vitaly Vybor Millionov' in early August for unclear reasons. — meduza
- Milonov said he personally loaded ammunition and extracted casings during urgent fire missions. — tg_varlamov_news
- Milonov was promoted to the rank of lieutenant after his service. — tg_varlamov_news
- Milonov said he would have stayed in the war zone if not for restrictions on deputies' presence in the war zone. — tg_varlamov_news
Coverage (5 sources)
- Milov declared that he killed people in Ukraine and received the Order of Courage for this — Вечерняя Москва
- State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov admitted to killing people in the war. In an interview with blogger Amiran Sardarov ("Diary of the..." — Varlamov News
- «Did you kill people? — Yes». Deputy Vitaly Milonov told about his participation in the war — Meduza
- Deputy Vitaly Milonov stated that he killed people in the SVO — ASTRA
- Vitaly Milonov claimed he killed people on the war while serving as a gunner — Дождь (Telegram)
Key entities
- Vitaliy Milonov
- Amirana Sardarova
- SVO
- State Duma
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin
- State Duma
- United Russia
- Дневнику хача
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