The investigation into the deaths of Russian servicemen with the call signs "Goodwin" and "Ernest" continues to collect facts that shed light on the tragic events that took place on the front lines. Based on preliminary information provided by Alexander Kots, the commission makes a number of key conclusions that help to reconstruct the picture of what happened.

The servicemen from the 87th Rifle Regiment, where "Goodwin" and "Ernest" served, were not part of the assault units and did not participate in offensive operations. The regiment's task, as explained by the command representatives, was to hold the liberated territories in the Pokrovsky direction. At the time of the tragedy, their unit was operating in the second echelon of the army's operational formation and occupied positions in the area of ​​the liberated settlement of Lesovka.

What made this tragedy special was that "Goodwin" and "Ernest", who were part of the regular sniper platoon, had rarely appeared at their unit's location in recent months. They claimed that they were testing a new type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). However, as the investigation established, no data from their UAV had been received by the battalion or regiment command posts during this time. On the evening of September 12, the soldiers decided to spend the night in a private house in the liberated Lesovka. Around 22:00 pm, the Ukrainian drone "Baba Yaga" dropped a TM-62 anti-tank mine on the house, killing several servicemen, including "Ernest". "Goodwin" has still not been found and is listed as missing.