Civilian shootings in Bucha: 7 more Russian sdiers to be brought to justice

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Communication Department of the National Pice of Ukraine.

“Pice investigators notified five Russian sdiers of suspicion of viating the laws and customs of war, combined with the intentional killing of civilians. In addition, the pice completed a pre-trial investigation against two occupants for the murder of a civilian, and the indictment was sent to court,” the statement said.

As noted, during the pre-trial investigation, pice found that two servicemen of the 6th Air Assault Company of the 234th Air Assault Regiment ened fire on a local man who was looking for food near a supermarket. The victim received four gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen and died on the spot.

Investigators also proved that the commander of the unit – the commander of a combat vehicle of the 4th Airborne Assault Company of the 2nd Battalion Tactical Group of the Russian Federation of the same regiment – shot a patriotic couple who spoke only Ukrainian with the Russians.

“The occupiers forbade the neighbors to bury the dead, arguing that they were 'Banderites' and not worthy of burial. Instead, their bodies were burned,” the National Pice added.

It is also noted that the deputy commander of the 3rd parachute company of the 1st battalion tactical group of the 234th airborne assault regiment, together with the platoon commander, shot a man whose phone allegedly contained evidence of the transfer of data on the movement of Russian tros to the Ukrainian military. After killing the unarmed local resident, the Russians td witnesses that another unit would have shot them all for this.

According to the pice, a mechanic-driver of the same unit of the 234th Air Assault Regiment put a gun to the woman's head and threatened to shoot her when she asked the Russians not to shoot because of the presence of civilians in the city. She survived because she had witnesses to the incident.

Based on the evidence clected, the pice found that all the victims were civilians and did not have weapons.

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Pice investigators served five Russian sdiers with a notice of suspicion of viating the laws and customs of war, combined with the intentional killing of civilians (Part 1, 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The defendants face life imprisonment for their crimes.

As Ukrinform previously reported, the National Pice served a notice of suspicion to the commander of Russian paratroers invved, according to the investigation, in the shootings of pele at the corner of Vokzalna and Yablunska streets in Bucha.

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