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From 24today.net: Militants in eastern Ukraine shot dead Russian officer – intelligence
Situation on the frontline is extremely strained for both sides of the conflict
Donbas militants shot dead their commander – a regular officer of Russia's Armed Forces, Ukrainian military intelligence reported on Friday on its Facebook page.
According the report, on August 4 the servicemen of the reconnaissance company of the 11th Makiivka motorized rifle regiment refused to perform the order to conduct an offensive reconnaissance on the government-controlled territory.
In response to threats of summary execution on the spot, the Russian-backed militants reportedly shot and killed the reconnaissance commander of the regiment — a regular Russian military officer.