Eight high-ranking officers of the Russian Armed Forces responsible for the bloody missile attack on Sumy have been identified, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced on social media on Friday, UNN reports.
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"On April 13, 2025, Ukrainians celebrated Palm Sunday. The enemy clearly understood that they were striking a peaceful city on a holiday. Two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, launched from Russia's Kursk and Voronezh regions, claimed the lives of 35 people (including 2 children), and 125 people were injured (including 22 children). The Russians equipped the missiles with high-explosive fragmentation warheads. The enemy deliberately sought numerous human casualties," Kravchenko stated.
According to the Prosecutor General, the strike also destroyed and damaged more than 70 buildings, some of which are historical monuments, 36 cars and a bus. Material damage is estimated at about 200 million UAH.
"130 examinations have been conducted. It has been established that Colonel General Oleksiy Kim and Colonel Vasyl Solovyov initiated and gave the initial order for the attack. Preparation and coordination were provided by Vice Admiral Serhiy Pinchuk, Colonel Oleksandr Kisedobiev, Rear Admiral Oleksiy Petrushin, and Colonel Anatoliy Horodetsky. Direct orders for missile launches were given by Colonels Roman Polushyn and Serhiy Ponomaryov," the Prosecutor General noted.
All 8 Russians have been заочно (in absentia) notified of suspicion for committing war crimes by a group of persons in prior conspiracy, which led to human casualties (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)
According to him, the suspects were identified as a result of joint actions by prosecutors of the Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office, the Security Service of Ukraine, and representatives of the international organization Global Rights Compliance.
"Russian executioners will be identified and brought to justice. Consistently, systematically, to the last. We continue to work," Kravchenko emphasized.