Konstantin Frolov, former head of a special operations group in Russia's 83rd Separate Air Assault Division, was sentenced on October 27 to 21 years in a maximum security penal colony and was stripped of the rank of lieutenant general. Frolov, whose call sign was "Executioner", assembled a group of more than 30 soldiers who operated in the Ukrainian combat zone with the sole purpose of embezzling money and building their reputation as Putin's "heroes" "A special military operation in February 2023, one channel reported a "unique group of snipers" led by a "seven times mortally wounded" Honor", refused to be shut down and continued to serve. Some of the battlefield descriptions included a December 2023 simulation of a Ukrainian artillery attack by detonating pre-prepared explosive devices near their vehicles and a January 2024 mock UAV attack. Post Kyiv.

Konstantin Frolov, former head of a special operations group in Russia's 83rd Separate Air Assault Division, was sentenced on October 27 to 21 years in a maximum security penal colony and was stripped of the rank of lieutenant general. Frolov, whose call sign was "Executioner", assembled a group of more than 30 soldiers who operated in the Ukrainian combat zone with the sole purpose of embezzling money and building their reputation as Putin's "heroes" "A special military operation in February 2023, one channel reported a "unique group of snipers" led by a "seven times mortally wounded" Honor", refused to be shut down and continued to serve. Some of the battlefield descriptions included a December 2023 simulation of a Ukrainian artillery attack by detonating pre-prepared explosive devices near their vehicles and a January 2024 mock UAV attack. Post Kyiv.