Ukraine names four Russian commanders over 2024 Kryvyi Rih strike
Ukraine's Prosecutor General has named four Russian commanders as suspects, in absentia, over a 2024 missile strike on Kryvyi Rih that wounded 10 people.
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Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office has notified four senior Russian military commanders, in absentia, that they are suspects in an investigation into an Iskander-M missile strike on central Kryvyi Rih on 28 August 2024, Censor.net reported. Investigators said the strike wounded 10 people aged between 18 and 60.
Investigators named Colonel General Oleksii Kim, deputy chief of the Russian General Staff, as the officer who oversaw the operation overall and coordinated the work of Russia's fire-strike centre. Vice Admiral Oleksandr Pieshkov, deputy commander of a Russian fire-strike grouping, directed the planning of the strike, investigators said.
Rear Admiral Oleksii Petrushyn supplied the reconnaissance data used to carry out the attack, according to investigators. Colonel Dmytro Kozlovskyi gave the direct order to launch the missile and proposed the weapon to be used, investigators said, naming him as the officer who issued the final command before it struck the city.
The missile destroyed a vehicle service station and caused significant damage to a hotel, the building of the Social Insurance Fund, an educational institution, a dormitory, a petrol station and several apartment blocks, according to the Prosecutor General's Office. The commanders have been notified of suspicion for violating the laws and customs of war, investigators said, a charge Ukrainian prosecutors use in cases involving attacks on civilian targets.
The pre-trial investigation into the strike is being carried out by National Police detectives, 24 Kanal reported. The notification of suspicion was issued in absentia because none of the four commanders is in Ukrainian custody, and no date has been given for any further legal proceedings.
What we know
- Official · Prosecutor General's Office Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office notified four senior Russian commanders in absentia that they are suspects in the Kryvyi Rih missile strike probe.
- 2+ outlets · Censor.net, 24 Kanal The strike, on 28 August 2024, used an Iskander-M missile and wounded 10 people aged 18 to 60.
- 2+ outlets · Censor.net, 24 Kanal Investigators identified the four as Colonel General Oleksii Kim, Vice Admiral Oleksandr Pieshkov, Rear Admiral Oleksii Petrushyn and Colonel Dmytro Kozlovskyi, each assigned a specific role in planning or ordering the strike.
- 2+ outlets · Censor.net, 24 Kanal The missile destroyed a vehicle service station and damaged a hotel, a Social Insurance Fund building, a school, a dormitory, a petrol station and several apartment blocks.
- 2+ outlets · Censor.net, 24 Kanal National Police detectives are leading the pre-trial investigation.
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Why it matters for Europe
The case is one of a series Ukraine has opened against named Russian commanders over strikes on civilian infrastructure, rather than treating such attacks as the responsibility of Russia's military as a whole. In September, Ukrainian forces struck Russian factories that make solid fuel and electronics used in Iskander-type ballistic missiles, the same missile type used in the Kryvyi Rih strike, according to Ukraine's armed forces. Naming specific commanders and setting out each one's role in the chain of command, from planning to the final launch order, reflects Ukraine's strategy of building individual war-crimes cases it could pursue in future if any of the men ever travel outside Russia.
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Questions and answers
- What strike is this investigation about?
- An Iskander-M missile strike on central Kryvyi Rih on 28 August 2024 that wounded 10 people.
- Who are the four Russian officers named?
- Colonel General Oleksii Kim, Vice Admiral Oleksandr Pieshkov, Rear Admiral Oleksii Petrushyn and Colonel Dmytro Kozlovskyi, according to Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office.
- What happens next?
- National Police detectives are carrying out the pre-trial investigation; the commanders have been notified of suspicion in absentia.
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