The Atesh Telegram channel reported the information.The incident occurred on August 19 between soldiers of Russia's 127th Reconnaissance Brigade and the 24th Motor Rifle Regiment. According to Atesh, the battle began after servicemen of the 24th Regiment opened fire on their own positions. The fighters of the 127th Brigade assumed it was a Ukrainian sabotage group and raised a reserve unit on alert, which led to a chaotic firefight.As a result of the skirmish, 21 Russian servicemen were killed and another 17 were wounded.Following the incident, the command of the occupying Russian forces launched inspections, tightened control, and intensified interrogations of personnel.According to Atesh, the atmosphere within the units has become even more tense: soldiers suspect each other of provocations, and commanders fear a repeat of such incidents.On August 30, 2025, the head of the general staff of Russia's army, Valery Gerasimov, summarized the spring-summer campaign on the front in Ukraine and outlined plans for the autumn.