Seven people shot and their house blown up: Prosecutor's Office investigates crime committed by Russians in Kherson Oblast

Friday, 18 November 2022, 14:50

Russian invaders shot seven civilians in a village in Kherson Oblast in April; a girl was among the victims.

Source: Prosecutor's Office in Kherson Oblast

Quote from the Prosecutor’s Office: "Prosecutors, together with police investigators, have conducted an inspection of the scene of yet another war crime committed by the Russian military.

Preliminary reports indicate that in April, during the Russian occupation of the village in Kherson Oblast, the Russian military shot seven civilians dead in their home. The occupiers then blew up the house, while the people they had just shot lay inside it."

Details: Preliminary data indicates that the people in the house were employed by a company to guard irrigation units near the village. There was also a girl under 18.

Their bodies were buried near the scene, and the girl's parents buried her in the local cemetery, the prosecutor's office said.

Investigative actions are currently ongoing, including an examination of the bodies and a forensic examination.

A pre-trial investigation is underway into this violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder (Article 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Background:

On 9 November, Sergei Surovikin, commander of the Russian occupation forces in Ukraine, announced that the Russian army was leaving Kherson .
On 11 November, Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence reported that Kherson had returned to Ukrainian control, as units of Ukraine’s Armed Forces entered the city. The Russian occupiers’ retreat routes are under fire control by the Ukrainian army.
On 12 November, the legitimate Oblast and City Military Administrations, as well as the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police of Ukraine, began to work in liberated Kherson.
On the same day, a curfew was imposed in Kherson from 17:00 to 08:00.

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