In the Hlukhiv community of the Sumy region, there was yet another attack by the Russian army using guided aerial bombs. This was reported by the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Hryhorov. As a result of the strike, residential buildings and vehicles were damaged, and three local residents were injured.
This is reported by Finway
Injured Due to the Shelling
According to the head of the OVA, among the injured are a 31-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man, who were hospitalized for necessary medical assistance. Another injured individual, a 43-year-old woman, received help on-site and declined hospitalization.
“The 31-year-old woman and the 45-year-old man have been hospitalized. Doctors are providing the necessary assistance.”
The airstrike also caused damage to private homes and vehicles. Efforts to mitigate the consequences of the attack are ongoing at the scene, with relevant services working.
Russian Attacks Exhibit Signs of War Crimes
Russian military forces continue to carry out attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure, using various types of weapons, including strike drones, missiles, guided aerial bombs, and multiple launch rocket systems. Ukrainian authorities and international organizations classify such actions as war crimes committed by the Russian Federation and emphasize their intentionality.
Shelling of vital infrastructure, medical facilities, as well as depriving people of electricity, heat, water, communication, and medical assistance are viewed as signs of genocidal actions. Human rights defenders and genocide researchers stress that during the full-scale war, Russia is committing crimes that may fall under the definition of genocide, including public calls for the destruction of Ukrainians, systematic shelling of civilian infrastructure, persecution of individuals with pro-Ukrainian positions in occupied territories, destruction of the intelligentsia, deportation of children, and destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage.
In 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which obliges participating countries to prevent and punish acts of genocide in both wartime and peacetime. According to the Convention, genocide is defined as acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group as such, including killing members of the group, causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to bring about its physical destruction, and other crimes.
Despite numerous evidences, the leadership of Russia denies the facts of targeted strikes on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and responsibility for the deaths and injuries of civilians, as well as the destruction of energy facilities, hospitals, schools, and kindergartens.