A criminal investigation has been launched following the shelling of Vyshneve. Investigations are ongoing — OGP
The Office of the Prosecutor General informed hromadske of this.
“Criminal proceedings have been initiated in connection with the shelling of the town of Vyshneve. Initial investigative (search) measures are currently underway as part of the criminal proceedings. Law enforcement officers are documenting the consequences of the shelling and establishing all the circumstances,” the Office of the Prosecutor General stated.
However, in accordance with Article 222 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine, law enforcement agencies are not yet able to provide any further information on the progress of the pre-trial investigation in this criminal case.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he expects the Security Service of Ukraine and the intelligence services to provide a detailed account of what happened in Vyshneve.
The shelling of Vyshneve on 6 July: what is known
On the night of 6 July, Russian troops launched a massive strike on the Kyiv region, specifically targeting the town of Vyshneve. Secondary detonations were recorded there.
Due to the risk of secondary detonations of explosive devices, over 600 people were evacuated from Vyshneve.
In total, 13 hectares of residential buildings were damaged in Vyshneve. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stated that this was the most extensive destruction of residential areas since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Given the scale of the damage, the government will allocate funds from the reserve fund to rebuild the damaged housing in the community.
Meanwhile, Dmytro Lykhoviy, a spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated that the site in Vyshneve, where an explosion occurred following Russian shelling, is not under the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and does not fall within their sphere of control.
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