Russian Nazi unit soldiers killed a Russian brigade commander in a drunken car accident
The commander of the 136th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel Erik Selimov, along with three of his subordinates, died in an accident caused by drunken soldiers from another Russian brigade in occupied Alchevsk, Luhansk region.
The incident was reported by Petro Andryushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, noting that the perpetrators of the fatal collision were members of the 88th Russian brigade. The death of Colonel Selimov was officially confirmed by the head of Dagestan, Sergey Melikov, highlighting the high rank of the killed occupier.
The perpetrators of the accident belong to the former “Española” unit, formed from football fans and known for its Nazi ideology. Andryushchenko emphasized that this incident reflects the systemic degradation and alcoholism within the occupying forces, where Russians continue to destroy each other in the rear.
Notably, recently in Crimea, the commander of “Española,” Stanislav Orlov, was killed during detention by FSB officers, and the unit was subsequently reorganized. The unit is known for its participation in combat operations against Ukraine and fascist statements regarding “legitimate targets” among Ukrainian civilians.
The death of Selimov is yet another example of non-combat losses among high-ranking Russian officers in the occupied territories of Ukraine in early 2026. The situation in Alchevsk demonstrates the lack of discipline and conflicts between different occupier formations, which regularly result in fatal consequences without any involvement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Russia continues to lose leadership personnel due to internal chaos, which has accompanied its occupying forces throughout the invasion.
