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In relation to the Ukrainian military securities, shooting the community settlements of the Lugansk People's Republic and the Donetsk People's Republic, the criminal cases are charged.

The military investigative units of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation charged the criminal cases in relation to the military officers of the 54-the separate mechanized brigade   of the Military Forces of Ukraine (hereinafter  – battalion «Aidar» (recognized as an extremist organization and prohibited in the territory of the Russian Federation)) on the grounds of crime, provided in Part 1 Art. 356 the Criminal Code of the RF (application of prohibited means and methods of war).

The Geneva Convention on the protection of civilians during the war of August 12, 1949 and the Protocols to it prohibit any encroachment on life and physical integrity of persons who directly do not participate in war actions. It has been established that in violation of these requirements on April 4 and 5, 2022 from the territory which is under the control of the “Aidar” battalion, the shelling of settlements of the Donetsk and the Lugansk People's Republics from large-caliber artillery weapons was repeatedly conducted.

As a result of illegal actions, the local residents received mine-explosive injuries. Thus, local residents, dates of birth of 1946, 1949 and 1976 were delivered for the emergency medical care to the Central City Clinical Hospital No. 1 of Donetsk, as well as a minor girl , born on the 2009. To the Pervomayskaya Central Regional Clinic a woman born in 1954 was delivered. The doctors stated   the fragment wounds of the lower extremities to her.

The Military Investigative Authorities of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation take measures aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the incident, as well as the persons involved in the commission of this specified crime.

The preliminary investigation continues.