The Investigative Committee of Russia launched a criminal investigation on the offense of a crime prescribed in Part 1, Article 356 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (ill-treatment of the civilian population, the use of banned means and methods of warfare) against servicemen of the 56th separate motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of Mr. Sergei Sirchenko, Mr. Dmitry Gerasimenko, Mr. Vyacheslav Bugaichuk, Mr. Alexander Bondarenko, Mr. Miroslav Verkhovy, Mr. Artem Puchkov, Mr. Gennady Boyko, 68th separate Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mr. Yuriy Belyakov and other servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the investigation, between September 28 and 29, 2022, the mentioned above servicemen gave and carried out criminal orders for targeted artillery attacks from heavy weapons on civilian infrastructure in the cities of Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka, and the settlement of Bakhmutka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

As a result, a civilian was killed, two more were injured, 15 houses and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged, including the building of a kindergarten.

The Investigative Committee of Russia continues to document crimes committed by military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the civilian population of the Donetsk People's Republic.