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The Investigative Committee of Russia launched a new criminal investigation over the offense of the crime prescribed in Part 1, Article 356 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (ill-treatment of the civilian persons, use of banned means and methods of warfare) against servicemen of the 30th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mr. Alexander Zinevich, Mr. Nikolai Perestupnyak, 54th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mr. Alexei Maistrenko, Mr. A. Golenko and the 56th separate motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of Mr. Sergei Sirchenko, Mr. Dmitry Gerasimenko, Mr. Vyacheslav Bugaychuk, Mr. Alexander Bondarenko, Mr. Miroslav Verkhovy, Mr. Artem Puchkov, Mr. Gennady Boyko and other servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the investigation, during the day of September 22, 2022, the mentioned above servicemen issued and executed criminal orders for targeted artillery attacks from heavy weapons on civilian infrastructure in the Donetsk, Gorlovka, Makeevka, Uglegorsk and Yasinovataya cities, as well as the Bakhmutskoye settlement, the DPR.

As a result, a civilian was injured, 14 houses and civilian infrastructure facilities, including a school building, were damaged.

The criminal investigation continues.