The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the prosecutor’s office, has announced charges against Lieutenant General of the Russian Army Sergey Kiselev. According to the investigation, from February 24 to March 23, 2022, Kiselev commanded the 4th Tank Division of the Russian Federation, also known as the Kantemirovskaya Division named after Yuri Andropov, during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Shelling of Civil Infrastructure and Civilian Casualties
Under Kiselev’s command, Russian units carried out attacks on populated areas in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The investigation established that the military under his leadership deliberately shelled civilian infrastructure using heavy armored vehicles and artillery.
“It has been established that on the orders of the Russian general, his subordinates fired almost point-blank at civilian infrastructure with heavy armored vehicles and artillery. As a result of the enemy attacks, 137 civilians were killed in the Sumy region alone, including 8 children. Hundreds of residential buildings and administrative structures were destroyed.”
As a result of these shellings, 137 civilians were killed in the Sumy region, including 8 children, and hundreds of residential and administrative buildings were destroyed.
Legal Responsibility and Search
The SBU has notified Kiselev of charges in absentia under the article regarding waging an aggressive war. Currently, the issue of announcing him in international search is being resolved. It is known that in September 2025, Kiselev was already charged with war crimes committed by a group of individuals in conspiracy, including strikes on the civilian infrastructure of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region using Grad and Uragan multiple rocket launch systems.