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Provocation with drugs against former commander of the 47-th Brigade “Magura,” Oleksandr Shyrshyn, was organized by three former law enforcement officers. This was reported by Kyrylo Tymoshenko, head of the National Police of Ukraine. “The suspects are former police officers who are currently servicemen. It has been established that they illegally monitored the former commander of the Ukrainian Army battalion and collected confidential information about him,” the statement says. As reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General, the criminals illegally entered Shyrshin’s car in Kharkiv on the night of 27 to 28 August and planted about 30 packages with cannabis and PVP. On 28 August, the former law enforcement officers handed patrol officers information about transporting drugs by the former battalion commander. The vehicle was stopped on Kooperatyvna Street, where the planted substances were found during a search. At the same time, law enforcement noted that Shyrshin immediately claimed falsification and reported prolonged surveillance. Currently, three servicemen have been notified of suspicion under part 1 of Article 162 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal entry into the dwelling or other property of a person); part 2 of Article 182 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal collection, storage, and dissemination of confidential information about a person, committed repeatedly); part 2 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal acquisition, storage, transportation, and sale of narcotic drugs and especially dangerous psychotropic substances, by prior agreement of a group of persons); part 2 of Article 372 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (abetment to bring an obviously innocent person to criminal responsibility). A petition for preventive measure in the form of custody for the suspects is also being prepared. Oleksandr Shyrshin became the commander of the 47 Brigade of the “Magura” Army in July 2024 year. In May 2025 year he submitted a resignation letter, and in August of the same year he was officially discharged. He has repeatedly criticized the command for unnecessary losses of people during fighting on the Kursk and Belgorod directions.
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