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Russian Storm Ossetia battalion chief of staff killed in Ukrainian drone attack, military intelligence claims

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Sergei Melnikov , chief of staff of Russia 's Storm Ossetia battalion, killed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in late December .

Melnikov and his driver were traveling along the Vasylivka-Tokmak highway on Dec. 29 , when the latter drove off the road due to a drone attack, HUR claims.

Storm Osseia is a Russian assault unit within the 429th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces .

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