The Russian Armed Forces Colonel Karpov and his subordinates, service men of the Information Warfare Center of the Russian Southern Military District Center of the Territorial Forces, participate in the armed aggression of Russia in the temporarily occupied territories of the East of Ukraine, since the early summer 2015 on a rotation basis by two-three groups (the group includes two service men) for two weeks.

The personnel of the Information Warfare Center of the Russian Southern Military District Center of the Territorial Forces suspected in war crimes in the temporarily occupied territories of the East of Ukraine are, as follows:

Deputy Head of the Center Lieutenant-Colonel Ivkin Serhii Mykolayovych (Ivkin Sergej Nikolayevich).

Department for informational isolation of the combat area (ensures overall domination of the Russian media in the informational space of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine):

Head of the Department Colonel Fedchenko Serhii Mykolayovych (Fedchenko Sergej Nikolayevich);

Deputy Head of the Department Lieutenant-Colonel Rehida Vyacheslav Mykolayovych (Regida Viacheslav Nikolayevich);

head of the 1^st section Lieutenant-Colonel Yamalov Alis Valeriyovych (Yamalov Alis Valeryevich);

senior officer of the section Captain Nechytailov Viktor Serhiyovych (Nechitailov Viktor Sergeyevich);

officer of the section Lieutenant Khorolskii Artem Oleksandrovych (Khorolskii Artiom Aleksandrovich);

head of the 2^nd section Major Shubin Yevhenii Oleksiyovych (Shubin Yevgenij Alekseevich);

senior officer of the section Major Zverev Maksym Yuriyovych (Zveriev Maksim Yurievich);

officer of the section Lieutanant Hryhorashchenko Andrii Andronikovych (Grigorashchenko Andrej Andronikovich);

head of the 3^rd section Lieutenant-Colonel Musiyenko Oleksandr Valeriyovych (Musiyenko Aleksandr Valeriyevich);

senior officer of the 3^rd section (information resources creation) Captain Mandarovskii Oleksandr Oleksiyovych (Mandarovskiij Aleksandr Alekseyevich);

officer of the section Senior Lieutenant Bedryk Serhii Srhiyovych (Bedrik Sergej Sergeyevich).

Department of Disinformation and Counterpropaganda (discreditation of the political authorities and the Ukrainian Armed Forces high command):

Head of the Department Colonel Puzynin Roman Valeriyovych (Puzinin Roman Valeriyevich);

Deputy Head of the Department Lieutenant-Colonel Chuikin Andrii Viktorovych (Chuikin Andrej Viktorovich);

head of the 1^st section Lieutenant-Colonel Shiyapov Serhii Mykolayovych (Shiyapov Sergej Nikolayevich);

senior officer of the section Major Shubin Illia Volodymyrovych (Shubin Ilya Vladimirovich);

officer of the section Captain Danylenko Maksym Serhiyovych (Danilenko Maksim Sergeyevich);

head of the 2^nd section Lieutenant-Colonel Korniyenko Yevhenii Vitaliyovych (Korniyenko Yevgenij Vitaliyevich);

senior officer of the section Captain Shevchenko Serhii Oleksandrovych (Shevchenko Sergej Aleksandrovich);

officer of the section Lieutenant Borzenko Maksym Volodymyrovych (Borzenko Maksim Vladimirovich);

head of the 3^rd section Lieutenant-Colonel Zapasnyi Roman Anatoliyovych (Zapasnyi Roman Anatolyevich);

senior officer of the 3^rd section Major Rakhmangulov Rinat Rafkatovych (Rakhmangulov Rinat Rafkatovich);

officer of the section Senior Lieutenant Koltun Yurii Serhiyovych (Koltun Yurij Sergeyevich).

Department of civil and military liaison (creates a negative image of ATO Forces accusing the Ukrainian service men of committing crimes and illegal actions against civilians):

Head of the Department Colonel Rozhko Yevhenii Mykolayovych (Rozhko Yevgenij Nikolayevich);

Deputy Head of the Department Lieutenant-Colonel Litvinov Dmytro Oleksandrovych (Litvinov Dmitrij Aleksandrovich);

head of the 1^st section Lieutenant-Colonel Malitskyi Maksym Oleksandrovych (Malitskij Maksim Aleksandrovich);

senior officer of the section Captain Levenson Dmytro Oleksandrovych (Levenson Dmitrij Aleksandrovich);

officer of the section Senior Lieutenant Laptiev Fedir Volodymyrovych (Laptiev Fedor Vladimirovich);

head of the 2^nd section Lieutenant-Colonel Zaitsev Kostiantyn Sviatoslavovych (Zaitsev Konstantin Sviatoslavovich);

senior officer of the section Major Kazakov Andrii Yuriyovych (Kazakov Andrej Yuryevich);

officer of the section Lieutenant Razorenov Dmytro Serhiyovych (Razorenov Dmitrij Sergeyevich);

head of the 3^rd section Lieutenant-Colonel Lipilin Anatolii Valeriyovych (Lipilin Anatolij Valeryevich);

senior officer of the 3^rd section Major Fedin Dmytro Volodymyrovych (Fedin Dmitrij Vladimirovich);

officer of the section Lieutenant Hurov Oleksandr Anatoliyovych (Gurov Aleksandr Anatolyevich).

Main tasks of the Center are, as follows:

discreditation of the political authorities and the Ukrainian Armed Forces high command, provoking of distrust to them;

dissemination of ideas about the spread of racism and interethnic intolerance in Ukraine;

persuasion of the international community of the systematic violations of the ceasefire by the Ukrainian government and hidden enhancement of combat strength of the Ukrainian Armed Forces along the frontline with a view to resume the active phase warfare;

negative image of the ATO Forces, accusing the Ukrainian service men of committing crimes and illegal actions, in particular, against civil population;

demoralization of the Ukrainian military;

anti-Ukrainian attitudes among the population in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.