Captain Konstantin Nagaiko, involved in the murder of civilians in the village of Hroza (Kharkiv region) in October 2023, died in Russia.
This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate (known as GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Nagaiko is the commander of a battery in the 112th Division of the Missile Brigade of the 1st Tank Army of the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. He is involved in “Iskander” strikes on civilian and military targets in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. In particular, on October 5, 2023, his unit struck a cafe in the village of Hroza (Kupyansk district). 59 people died then, including an eight-year-old boy.
On January 3, 2025, Nagaiko was blown up in the city of Shuya (Ivanovo region, Russia). He has been in critical condition in hospital since then. He suffered multiple shrapnel injuries to his organs, including his brain — he underwent a cranial trepanation.
Russian military man Konstantin Nagaiko.
At the time of the explosion, Nagaiko was on duty at his military unit.
- On October 5, 2023, Russian forces fired an Iskander missile at a cafe-shop in the village of Hroza while a memorial service was being held there. 59 civilians were killed and five others were injured. A child was among the dead. All the victims were local.
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