US EditionRussia Links Elite Air Assault Brigade to Self-Inflicted Injury Fraud Scheme
- Between June and July 2024, Russian officers Artem Gorodilov and Konstantin Frolov were arrested for a scheme involving fake combat injuries in Ukraine.
- The scheme involved at least 35 soldiers from the elite 83rd Air Assault Brigade deliberately shooting themselves in non-lethal areas to claim state compensation during Russia’s war in Ukraine.
- Frolov admitted planning the shootings and requesting comrades to aim for survivable wounds, while both officers signed cooperation agreements and testified against others.
- Authorities determined the fraudulent payouts exceeded $2.5 million USD, with individual compensation reaching $37,000, and Frolov’s media reputation was built on false claims of combat heroism.
- The case raises doubts about military verification processes and resulted in large-scale fraud charges against both officers, whose appeals to return to combat were denied.
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·New York, United States
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Lieutenant-Colonel Konstantin Frolov, one of Russia's most decorated soldiers, is at the heart of a resounding scandal. He is accused of orchestrating a war bounty scam with complicity...
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·Portugal
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