In April 2025, 225th Separate Assault Regiment opened artillery fire on troops who were retreating from Ukrainian positions in Belgorod Oblast, resulting in fatalities, Oleksandr Shirshyn, former commander of the 47th Separate Magura Brigade wrote.

Shirshyn stated that he attempted to halt the artillery fire, as he was certain the personnel were Ukrainian troops rather than Russian forces.

"Aside from shouting and the continued shelling of the group, I was unable to convey or achieve anything. As dawn broke, I saw that my men and soldiers from the 225th had been killed," he stated.

Shirshyn expressed his belief that this was a targeted destruction of personnel who "fled" from the front, rather than an accidental friendly fire incident.