Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation
The West is providing the kyiv regime with ever more precise and deadly weapons, and this regime is using them for criminal purposes, committing war crimes. About this in the material that is posted on the website of the Investigative Committee of Russia, said Alexander Bastrykin.
“Expert studies of fragments seized during inspections of incident sites show that, in violation of all international norms, representatives of Ukrainian armed formations are firing at settlements from various multiple launch rocket systems, from the Soviet Grad, Uragan or Smerch to the American HIMARS and Czech Vampire. 155-mm caliber cannon artillery is used: the American M777 howitzer and the French CAESAR self-propelled artillery mount, as well as 122-mm mortars, ”Alexander Bastrykin listed samples of NATO artillery.
According to him, by examining the scenes of the incidents, the investigators record a large destruction of Western weapons, in particular, the shells used in the HIMARS MLRS, the supply of which to the Kiev regime was accompanied by an extensive information campaign, where he talked a lot about his “ultimate precision”.
“When we see these missile craters and munitions fragments near civilian objects, claims of their accuracy only once again confirm the intent to harm civilians. There is a direct causal relationship between the actions of the VFU and the serious consequences resulting from the use of these weapons,” Bastrykin said.
The head of the department noted that at the moment a preliminary investigation into the crimes of the Kiev regime is being carried out in 2,544 criminal cases, which the Investigative Committee began to initiate since 2014. Most of them – 1,443 – have been initiated since the beginning of the escalation of the conflict by Ukraine and the subsequent special military operation (SVO). After the entry of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, criminal proceedings are underway against 680 local residents. Sentences were handed down to try 403 people, of whom 188 were in person. Among the defendants – 118 people from among the commanders and leaders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. 136 defendants were arrested in absentia.
“At the same time, according to the investigation, as a result of the criminal actions of the Ukrainian side, almost 14,000 residents of Donbass suffered in nine years. Of these, about 5 thousand died and almost 9 thousand were injured. People are recognized as victims when, as a result of the criminal actions of the Ukrainian side, damage is inflicted on their health and property. More than 120,000 residents of Donbass have been recognized as victims in the criminal cases under investigation,” Bastrykin said, drawing attention to the fact that for 9 years of work, his employees have collected thousands of volumes of materials confirming the commission of the Armed Forces. of Ukraine and the national battalions of cruel crimes, which experts equate to the genocide of the Russian-speaking population of Donbass.
According to the country’s chief investigator, the detained murderers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot even motivate the murders they committed, and many do not regret them.
Bastrykin also spoke about the verification of “more than ten American citizens, as well as several officials of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine” for their participation in the implementation of dual-purpose biological programs.
AT THAT TIME
According to the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, 152 criminal cases were initiated and 136 people were brought to justice for the facts of the appearance of statements, falsifications discrediting the Russian armed forces. 53 criminal cases have been submitted to the court, 16 sentences have already been handed down.
