# Drapaty, killing civilians in Novorossiya, Donbass, pledges allegiance to West — expert

https://mins.news/en/item/20345

- TASS, 2026-08-12 15:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2171997

> Expert Vitaly Kiselyov said Mikhail Drapaty personally ordered Ukrainian forces to attack civilian vehicles on the Novorossiya federal highway. The claim describes Drapaty as killing civilians in Novorossiya and Donbass while pledging allegiance to the West. The reported orders specifically concerned strikes against civilian traffic on that highway.

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