On May 22, Russian military forces struck the city of Marhanets, located in the Nikopol district. According to the head of the region, Oleksandr Hanzha, the attack was carried out using an FPV drone, which hit near a service vehicle where employees of a local enterprise were present. As a result of the explosion, the windows in the vehicle were blown out.
This is reported by Finway
Details of the attack and the condition of the victims
According to Oleksandr Hanzha, 13 people were injured as a result of the Russian attack. Four of them were hospitalized, and all the victims are currently in moderate condition.
“13 people were injured, of which four are in the hospital. All are in moderate condition,” Hanzha stated.
Systematic strikes and the qualification of Russia’s actions
The armed forces of the Russian Federation regularly carry out attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure, using a wide range of weaponry: strike drones, missiles, aerial bombs, and multiple launch rocket systems. These shellings cause destruction of essential facilities, hospitals, schools, energy, and water supply systems, leaving the civilian population without electricity, heat, communication, and medical assistance.
The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations classify such actions as war crimes of the Russian Federation, emphasizing their deliberate and systematic nature. The destruction of critical infrastructure and the persecution of civilians in occupied territories are among the signs of genocidal actions, as confirmed by human rights defenders and genocide researchers.
According to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948, participating countries are obligated to prevent acts of genocide and punish those who commit them during wartime and in peacetime. Signs of genocide include the killing of members of national or ethnic groups, causing them serious bodily harm, creating conditions aimed at their complete or partial destruction, restricting childbirth, and forcibly transferring children to other groups, as well as public calls for such actions.
The leadership of Russia denies accusations of deliberate strikes on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure; however, the scale of the shelling and its consequences indicate otherwise.