Colonel from the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence killed in Ukraine
ROMAN PETRENKO — SUNDAY, 29 MAY 2022, 14:38
Colonel Vladimir Ivanov, a member of the Russian Defenсe Ministry's press service, was killed in fighting in Ukraine, investigators say. The information has been confirmed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Source: Mediazona investigation, Armed Forces Strategic Command
Details: Investigative journalists confirmed the colonel's death using the inheritance register, the Getcontact application [this application allows phone users to know a caller's ID even if the phone number is not saved in the phone book], and leaks from Russian databases.
According to the inheritance register, 41-year-old Ivanov died on 25 March – his death was officially confirmed.
The notary, who drew up the inheritance case, indicated the address of residence of the deceased: Moscow, 19 Znamenka Street. This is the main building of the Ministry of Defence – military unit 66524, Mediazona reports.
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has not publicly confirmed the death of a spokesman. However, the colonel's death was reported by state propagandists, who kept silent about the place of service of the deceased.
According to the Getcontact application, the colonel's phone number was recorded in the user's contact lists as "Vladimir Press Service of the Ministry of Defence, Volodia UPSI Ivanov [the abbreviation that is translated as Press and Information Office within the Defence Ministry], DIMK [the abbreviation that is translated as Department of Information and Mass Communications within the Defence Ministry] - Ivanov Vladimir Vasilevich, Ivanov Vladimir Press Service of the Russian Federation Armed Forces, V. V. (DIMK MORF) [Department of Information and Mass Communications within the Russian Defence Ministry] Ivanov."
According to sources from Russian databases, Ivanov was born in Rostov-on-Don and served in the headquarters of the Southern Military District before moving to Moscow
Background: On 29 May, The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed the company commander of the 106th Guards Airborne Division, Captain Aleksandr Vyguliar.
