The Ukrainian information space was shaken by the scandalous statement of military officer Andriy Batyukov after the Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih on April 4, when 20 people were killed, including nine children, that he "does not feel sorry for civilians."
"Apostrophe" publishes who Andriy Batyukov is and the details of the scandal with his statement about the deaths in Kryvyi Rih.
According to the Chesno movement, Andriy Batyukov was born in 1983, has a higher education, and lives in Kyiv. In particular, he was a member of the European Solidarity party.
He mobilized in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and left the Eurosolidarity party, ceasing his political activities.
On April 5, 2025, his scandalous post, made after the deadly Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih on April 4, spread online.
"I never feel sorry for civilians. Every time a certain number of them die, I ask - how many of them have a father or mother, husband or wife serving?" Batyukov wrote .
This was responded to by military man and member of the European Solidarity party Oleksandr Pohrebysky. He noted that he contacted Andriy, who stated that his message was picked up online and linked to the fact that he was allegedly a member of Poroshenko's political party, while this information is not true.
"Instead, I recorded a video. The full version is on his page. I'm only publishing the part where he explains that he has had no connection with Brothers in Arms and the EU for a long time," Pogrebyskyi said.
A post about this was written by a soldier named Serhiy Gnezdilov, who was on trial for publicly abandoning his unit. He was advised online to stop the attacks, as a refutation had appeared.
Batyukov posted a video explaining that he is a non-partisan person. He stated that this is about information warfare. He also explained that society is not used to being rude to it, but in this way it tolerates evaders.
As Apostrophe wrote, the number of victims of the Russian ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih has increased to 20 people : a 57-year-old man who was in serious condition died in the hospital.