The forces of the Russian Federation hit the civilian infrastructure of Vorozhba and Bilopollа’ in the Sumy region, there are wounded

The Russian military carried out airstrikes on the civilian infrastructure of Vorozhba and Bilopollа, Sumy Region, the Office of the Prosecutor General said in a statement.

“Vorozhba was hit by two airstrikes on August 17 around 11:30 a.m. – private houses and a local enterprise were damaged,” the Prosecutor General’s Office says.

In addition, according to the agency, “around 11:40, the Russians dropped an aerial bomb on Bilopollа – a man and a woman were injured, private houses, a service station and cars were damaged.”

“Law enforcement officers started a pre-trial investigation on the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war – Part 1 of Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine”, concluded the General Prosecutor’s Office.

The Russian military regularly attacks the Ukrainian regions with various types of weapons – attack UAVs, missiles, guided aerial bombs, and anti-aircraft missiles.

The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army during a full-scale war inflicts targeted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the cities and villages of Ukraine, killing the civilian population and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply facilities.

The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes by the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are purposeful in nature.