Russians launched a prohibited cluster shell in a village in the Dnipropetrovsk region, one casualty

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On May 12, 2022, the occupiers once again shelled the village of Velyka Kostromka in the Dnipropetrovsk region with prohibited cluster munitions. The shelling destroyed an object of the energy infrastructure. According to preliminary data, one person was killed and several were injured.

This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.

In addition, on May 12, 2022, the occupiers shelled the outskirts of the village of Ukrainka, Kryvyi Rih district. Unexploded missiles with ammunition were found at the scene, the explosives service is working.

There are no military facilities in the area.

The Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office provides procedural guidance in criminal proceedings on violations of the laws and customs of war (Part 1, Part 2, Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Russian troops are cynically destroying Ukraine’s infrastructure in violation of international humanitarian law.