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SBU: rocket attack on the railway station in Kramatorsk was carried out from the Donetsk region

21 May, 2022
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SBU: rocket attack on the railway station in Kramatorsk was carried out from the Donetsk region

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Examination of the Security Service of Ukraine showed that the rocket attack on the railway station in Kramatorsk was carried out from the occupied Donetsk region

The security service has received unequivocal evidence of Russian involvement in the shelling of the Kramatorsk railway station on April 8, which killed 61 people and injured 121.

Thanks to a number of studies of the missile's flight trajectory and analysis of other aspects, it was established that the strike was carried out from the territory of the Donetsk region, which since 2014 is under the temporary occupation of Russia.

Experts confirmed that a 9M79-1 guided single-stage solid-propellant rocket with a cartridge charge was used for the shelling. It is widely known as "Tochka U".

According to the SBU, several complexes with "Tochka U" are located in the occupied territories of Donbass and have been used by invaders for 8 years.

SBU investigators continue their work and replenish the evidence base under Art's criminal proceedings. 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.


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