A man displays shrapnel from a 155mm shell. Archival photoMOSCOW, July 24 Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko announced the death of Colonel Vitaly Gulyaev, commander of the Ukrainian 28th separate mechanized brigade stationed in the Odessa region. «The commander of the 28th separate mechanized brigade named after the knights died Winter campaign, Colonel Vitaly Gulyaev,» Goncharenko wrote in his Telegram channel. 07/24/2022InfographicsViewThe deputy noted that Gulyaev had participated in battles «since 2014, and became the commander of the Odessa 28th brigade in September 2021.» Goncharenko also promised to «take personal control» of the appearance in Odessa and the region of streets in honor of Gulyaev.
