<div class="cs-entry__header cs-entry__header-simple cs-video-wrap"> <div class="cs-entry__header-inner"> <div class="cs-entry__header-info"> <h1 class="cs-entry__title"><span>Russian paratrooper from unit behind Bucha massacre killed by Ukrainian forces</span></h1> <div class="cs-entry__subtitle"> Ukrainian Armed Forces confirm the elimination of a 24-year-old Russian paratrooper connected to the 2022 Bucha massacres where occupying forces killed over 1,400 civilians, including 37 children. </div> <div class="cs-entry__post-meta"><div class="cs-meta-author"><a class="cs-meta-author-inner url fn n" href="https://euromaidanpress.com/author/olenamukhina/" title="View all posts by Olena Mukhina"><span class="cs-photo"></span><span class="cs-by">by</span><span class="cs-author">Olena Mukhina</span></a></div><div class="cs-meta-date">08/04/2025</div><div class="cs-meta-reading-time"><span class="cs-meta-icon"><i class="cs-icon cs-icon-clock"></i></span>3 minute read</div></div> </div> <figure class="cs-entry__post-media post-media"> <img width="100%" height="auto" src="https://euromaidanpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/APR04-Bucha-Kyiv-region-territory-of-the-children_s-camp.-Basement.-All-died-with-their-hands-tied.-Everyone-was-tortured-some-had-their-legs-shot-some-had-5-bullets-in-their-hearts-4-e1652992549714.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="APR04 Bucha Kyiv region territory of the children_s camp. Basement. All died with their hands tied. Everyone was tortured, some had their legs shot, some had 5 bullets in their hearts 4 genocide" style="max-width: 100%" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high"> </figure> <figcaption class="cs-entry__caption-text wp-caption-text"> Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, 4 April. On the territory of the children’s camp civilians were found in the basement. All died with their hands tied. Everyone was tortured, some had their legs shot, some had 5 bullets in their hearts. Source: Dattalion </figcaption> </div> </div> <a href="https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/04/08/russian-paratrooper-from-unit-behind-bucha-massacre-killed-by-ukrainian-forces/">Russian paratrooper from unit behind Bucha massacre killed by Ukrainian forces</a> <div class="cs-entry__wrap"> <div class="cs-entry__container"> <div class="cs-entry__content-wrap"> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Ukrainian Defense Forces have eliminated a 24-year-old Russian soldier, Ruslan Omaralinov, a member of the 234th Pskov Airborne Assault Regiment, who was involved in war crimes in Bucha, says Colonel Anatolii Stefan of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.&nbsp;</p>
<div class="pk-content-block pk-block-bg pk-block-bg-light">In 2022, Russian invaders committed more than 9,000 war crimes in the Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast. The Ukrainian Office of the Prosecutor General reports that 270 crimes were committed daily in the region. The Russian invaders killed more than 1,400 civilians, including 37 children, and tortured many of them.&nbsp;</div>
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<p><em>“Another creep who committed atrocities in Bucha in February-March 2022, Ruslan Omalalinov, has been eliminated. Death to the enemies,”</em> <a href="https://t.me/a_shtirlitz/30825" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> Stefan.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Russian media reports indicate that Omaralinov had been living in Pskov recently. However, reports differ on his location when eliminated—some sources claim it was in Belgorod Oblast, while others suggest Kursk Oblast.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The soldiers of the 234th Pskov Airborne Assault Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Artem Horodilov, are implicated in the mass killings on Yablonska Street, where most of the bodies were found in Bucha.</p>
<p>Journalists from The New York Times have identified 22 soldiers who were present during the killings. Their investigation, which spanned eight months, revealed that the killings were part of a deliberate and systematic effort to secure a route to Kyiv.</p><div class="code-block code-block-17">
  
 </div> <p>The soldiers interrogated and executed unarmed men and killed civilians who crossed their paths—whether children fleeing with their families, local residents searching for food, or people simply trying to return home on their bicycles.</p> <div class="read-also"> <div class="read-also__inner"> <h2 class="read-also__headline"> Read also </h2> <ul class="read-also__list"> <li> <a href="https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/03/31/ukraine-identifies-2500-russian-soldiers-who-participated-in-the-occupation-of-bucha/" target="_blank" class="read-also__title"> <h3>Ukraine identifies 2500 Russian soldiers who participated in the occupation of Bucha</h3> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/03/31/bucha-to-build-new-memorial-at-mass-grave-site-to-commemorate-russian-occupation-victims/?swcfpc=1" target="_blank" class="read-also__title"> <h3>Bucha to build new memorial at mass grave site to commemorate Russian occupation victims</h3> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> <span style="padding: 10px;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000000;"></span> </div><div></div> </div>  </div> </div> </div>

Ukrainian Armed Forces confirm the elimination of a 24-year-old Russian paratrooper connected to the 2022 Bucha massacres where occupying forces killed over 1,400 civilians, including 37 children.{ai:summary}<p>Ukrainian forces have confirmed the killing of Ruslan Omaralinov, a 24-year-old Russian paratrooper linked to the Bucha massacres, where over 1,400 civilians were killed in 2022. The Ukrainian Defense Forces stated that Omaralinov was part of the 234th Pskov Airborne Assault Regiment.</p><p>The Bucha district experienced significant war crimes, with reports indicating systematic killings of unarmed civilians, including children. The Ukrainian Office of the Prosecutor General has documented thousands of war crimes in the region. #foreignaffairs</p>