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Investigators continue to document the after-effect of shelling by Ukrainian nationalists in Kirovsky raion of the Donetsk city

Within the criminal investigation, the Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation inspected a boarding school in Kirovsky raion of Donetsk, the Donetsk People's Republic.

According to investigation, the commanders of the 54th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ordered their subordinates to shell the Kirovsky raion of Donetsk, the Donetsk People's Republic from artillery weapons of 155 mm caliber. They breached the requirements of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War 08/12/1949 and its Additional Protocol, which bans the use of weapons if this could cause excessive causalities or injury among civilians.

A criminal case was launched against the servicemen of the 54th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in accordance with Part 1, Article 356 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (ill-treatment of the civilian persons, the use of banned means and methods in warfare).

Preliminary investigation continues.