The Security Service of Ukraine announced suspicion against the admiral of the russian fleet for shelling civilian objects in Ukraine
3.01.2023 - 11:30
The SBU collected the evidence base of the crimes of two representatives of the russian high command. One of them is the former commander of the russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Igor Osipov.
“Investigators of the Security Service have collected a high-quality evidence base on two representatives of the russian high command, who are responsible for the shelling of civilian objects in Ukraine. One of them is the commander of long-range aviation of the Air and Space Forces of the russian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Serhii Kobylash. And the other is the former commander of the Black Sea Fleet of russian federation, Admiral Igor Osipov,” the press center of the SBU reported.
It is noted that they were both charged with suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Part 2 of Art. 437 (planning, preparation, initiation and waging of an aggressive war) and Part 3 of Art. 110 (encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine).
“These are the first suspicions that Ukraine has announced specifically for the shelling of civilian objects in Ukraine. The maximum sanction of the articles provides for punishment in the form of life imprisonment,” the message reads.
Thus, during the investigation, it was established that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Kobylash has been following the instructions of russia’s top military-political leadership regarding the destruction of Ukrainian cities. It was on his orders that the Russian invaders carried out massive missile attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine.
“As for Ihor Osipov, according to the investigation, in the period from February 24 to August 10 of this year, the official gave orders to carry out systematic missile strikes from the Black Sea on Ukrainian densely populated areas. Enemy attacks were carried out with high-precision guided cruise missiles “3M14-Caliber” from russian warships,” the SBU added.
