Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin released a video on Telegram showcasing the moment of the Russian attack on Odesa with an Iskander ballistic missile carrying a cluster warhead.
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“Russia cynically disregards all norms of international humanitarian law,” he wrote, sharing photos and videos of the aftermath of Monday's attack.
Kostin specified that the Russians carried out the attack using an Iskander ballistic missile equipped with a cluster warhead—an indiscriminate weapon that can cause significant casualties among civilian populations.
Such munitions are designed to inflict casualties on personnel and pose a significant threat primarily to civilians, rather than equipment and soldiers.
“In a radius of 1.5 km from the site of the shelling, metal fragments and rocket debris were recovered,” he said.
“The investigation has reason to believe that the decision to use such a weapon was made deliberately by Russian Armed Forces officers to maximize casualties among peaceful Ukrainians,” Kostin added.
Yesterday, a Russian missile carrying a cluster munition struck a landmark building in Odesa, resulting in the deaths of five people. Another man died of a heart attack shortly afterward. A dog was also killed by shrapnel.
The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the ballistic missile attack on Odessa for violating laws and customs of war.
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The building, located on the seaside of the Arcadia district, was widely known among locals as the “Harry Potter Castle.”
It served as the reception house of the International Humanitarian University, a private institution owned by Sergey Kivalov, a former lawmaker in the Verkhovna Rada and supporter of former President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled to Russia after the Revolution of Dignity.
At least 32 people were injured in the attack, including two children and a pregnant woman. Twenty-five of them were taken to the hospital, as reported by the head of the regional administration, Oleg Kiper, who visited the site immediately.
He stated, “The girl, who is not even five years old, is in an extremely serious condition. Six more adults are also in intensive care.”
Many of the injured were in the nearby green area.
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Comments (2)
@S Wolfskin, Why you not know proper grammar.
Why do you not read any factual information beyond putins' KGB propaganda? Why do you support murdering and stealing from Ukrainian's defending their internationally recognized sovereign territory. Why did you not know that the United Nations overwhelmingly voted; 143 countries in fact, that russia's invasion of Ukraine was illegal. While 35 morally weak nations abstained from voting, only 5 fellow despot dictators deep in putin's soiled underwear sided with russia.
Did your thug master think that by evicting millions of Ukrainians; threatening / coercing those that could not leave, and then backfilling armed thugs to ensure the vote result he wanted....that any sane international leader would accept those sham results.
The only nation that accepted the results of putins sham referendum in UKRAINE was north korea. There are 195 nations presently the world. ONLY ONE recognizes putins sham referendums! North Korea ....can russia feel the 'love' yet?
Even putin's new BFF China would not condone russia's invasion or sham referendum in Ukraine.
Wow....you know how stupid you look?
Here we have another example of why global support for Ukraine is increasing. In violation of all international war conventions, putin's thugs intentionally attack Ukrainian innocents and civilian infrastructure.... all with the intent to murder.
Ukraine in contrast, goes to great lengths to avoid conducting similar war crimes. It targets only the invaders war assets and criminal murderous orcs. Ukraine takes the moral high ground. Albeit frankly russian deserve to feel the pain the man they support inflicts, Ukraine has well proved their intention to follow law and be humane. They are a net asset to the civilized world. As such allies further unite and increase their aid to Ukraine by 30% this year. Even the most fractured congress in US history has now united on this matter. They are also now provisioning the more lethal of their weaponry, knowing its defence purpose.
Regardless of the lies and abuse hurled here by MRGA orcs, the truth about the vile regime they represent cannot be hidden nor distracted from. The evidence of putins regime's crimes accumulate and the world realizes the russia and its supporters are not worth negotiating with.
So be it.