Commander of 154th Mechanised Brigade, Volodymyr Kononnikov, found dead – Operational Command "South" On Sunday, 28 June, Colonel Volodymyr Kononnikov, commander of the 154th Separate Mechanised Brigade, was found with no signs of life. The circumstances surrounding the officer’s death are currently being investigated. 20 053 87 Previously in trend: Death of Kononnikov commander of the 154th SMB