Police show consequences of Russian missile attack on Nova Poshta terminal in Kharkiv region

Police show consequences of Russian missile attack on Nova Poshta terminal in Kharkiv region

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The Kharkiv region police showed the consequences of a Russian missile attack on Nova Poshta terminal which killed six people and injured 16 more. 

The Main Directorate of the National Police in Kharkiv Region published a video shot by a drone on YouTube.

It is emphasized that investigators and criminalists worked all night at the scene of the war crime.

According to Oleksandr Kobylev, deputy head of the department for investigation into crimes committed in conditions of armed conflict at the investigative department of the regional police, the attack took place at 22:12 on Saturday, October 21.

"Russia has once again committed a serious war crime. It was an innovative cargo department of Nova Poshta. As a result of the attack, warehouses, trucks were damaged, workers were injured and some were killed. The roof of the department was breached, the walls were damaged," he said.

The police conducted a first inspection of the site, and missile fragments were removed. According to preliminary information, a Russian S-300 missile was fired.

As reported, the prosecutor's office launched a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) following the missile attack on the Nova Poshta terminal in Korotych, Kharkiv region.

Photo: Telegram, Ihor Terekhov

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