Overview
- A Dnipro court issued a detention order for the unnamed officer as part of a criminal investigation by the State Investigative Bureau and the Prosecutor General’s Office.
- Authorities allege he assembled about 100 soldiers for an awards ceremony on November 1 despite a General Staff prohibition on mass gatherings in areas at risk of rocket attack.
- Investigators report Russian forces hit the event in the Dnipropetrovsk region with two ballistic missiles and three drones.
- The strike killed 12 soldiers and 7 civilians and wounded 36 soldiers, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office.
- Officials emphasized that commanders are personally responsible for subordinates’ safety under wartime rules, with reporting noting prior breaches of the same ban.