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Russian Tank Regiment Commander Goes to Inspect Front-Line Positions—Ukrainian Artillery Finds Him
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Ukrainian artillery killed Maj. Alexei Karavaev, commander of Russia’s 11th Tank Regiment, while he was traveling to inspect forward positions in the Kharkiv sector, according to Ukrainian OSINT project X-Hory OSINT on October 6.
Researchers identified a Russian obituary for Karavaev, who used the call sign “Otets “. A Russian Telegram channel associated with the Sever grouping of forces also reported that Karavaev was killed overnight between October 3 and 4 while traveling to check positions near the front.
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The 11th Tank Regiment is part of Russia’s 18th Motor Rifle Division under the 11th Army Corps. Its permanent base is in Gusev, Kaliningrad region, but the unit is currently fighting in the Kharkiv direction.
Before taking command of the regiment, Karavaev may have served with the 82nd Motor Rifle Regiment of Russia’s 69th Motor Rifle Division, part of the 6th Combined Arms Army, according to OSINT researchers and Russian outlet ASTRA.
Investigators linked him to the unit through phone-book records in which his number had reportedly been saved under entries including “Sasha’s Battalion Commander Vovchansk” and “Father SVO 82 Regiment 1 Battalion.”
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Those records may indicate service in the regiment’s 1st Battalion, although they do not independently establish his exact position or the dates of his assignment.
Troops from that battalion were among the Russian forces holding positions inside the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant during fighting in summer 2024.
Ukrainian military intelligence units retook the facility on September 24, 2024, clearing all 30 buildings in the complex and capturing about 20 Russian servicemen.
Earlier, a Ukrainian FPV drone strike killed Colonel Oleksandr Isaiev, commander of Russia’s 8th Artillery Regiment and a former Ukrainian officer who switched sides during Russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea in 2014.
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