Missile strike on Kryvyi Rih: Russian colonel receives suspicion
illustrative photo: Russian colonel who commanded the missile strike on Kryvyi Rih receives suspicion (facebook.com/mvs.gov.ua)
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has announced an in absentia suspicion against Russian Colonel Oleg Skitsky. He commanded a missile strike on civilian objects in Kryvyi Rih, according to the press service of the Security Service of Ukraine.
According to law enforcement, the suspect holds the position of commander of the 121st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
The investigation revealed that Skitsky directly commanded the Russian airstrike on the private company's warehouses in Kryvyi Rih in the early summer of 2023. As a result of the enemy attack, 7 civilian workers at the facility and one local resident were killed.
To carry out the attack on the city, Skitsky ordered the deployment of several Tu-95 strategic bomber aircraft.
It was established that the missile that hit the commercial warehouse was a Kh-101 air-to-ground class missile, launched by one of the aircraft over the Caspian Sea.
Based on the collected evidence, investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine announced in absentia a suspicion against Skitsky under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (war crimes resulting in loss of life).
In the summer of 2024, the Security Service of Ukraine established Skitsky's involvement in the shelling of energy-producing enterprises and electrical substations in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, and Vinnytsia regions.
At that time, his crimes were qualified under Part 2 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 438, and Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violations of the laws and customs of war, committed by a group of individuals in conspiracy).
Comprehensive measures are currently underway to bring the perpetrator to justice.
Photo: Russian colonel who commanded the missile strike on Kryvyi Rih receives suspicion (t.me/SBUkr)
Ukrainian law enforcement announced suspicion against Russian Lieutenant General Sergey Kobylash, who ordered a missile strike on the Okhmatdyt Children's hospital in Kyiv in the summer of 2024.
Additionally, we previously reported that one of the leaders of a Russian prison received an in absentia suspicion. He personally participated in the torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
