Civilians were fired upon in Gostomel: Russian soldiers were identified in Germany

German prosecutors identified the Russian military who fired at civilians in Gostomel/Collage 24 Channel

German prosecutors investigated a war crime committed by the Russian military in Ukraine. She identified the Russian occupiers who fired at civilians in Gostomel in the spring of 2022.

This was announced by German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann. If the suspects are detained, they will face trial.

Russian occupiers who fired on civilians in Gostomel have been identified

According to Bushman, one of the victims of the shelling was a German citizen. The German Federal Prosecutor's Office suspects that this is a war crime.

If we can detain them (the suspects – Channel 24), we will file a lawsuit , said Bushman.

If the authorities of Ukraine or other countries detain these Russian military personnel, evidentiary materials will be transferred to Berlin.

< p>Federal prosecutors interviewed witnesses who were refugees from Ukraine in Germany.

The investigation has been ongoing since the first weeks of the war. Prosecutors in the city of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, decided to focus on cases of the occupation of Bucha, shelling of refugees, attacks on infrastructure.

According to German law, a trial can only be held if the suspects will be present in person. Therefore, there will probably be no absentee sentences in Germany regarding Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Atrocities of the occupiers in Gostomel: briefly

• February 25, 2022, the invaders shot 10 civilian cars with civilians from Gostomel during the occupation. The victims tried to evacuate from the combat zone in the direction of Kyiv.
• The village of Gostomel in the Kyiv region was under Russian occupation for more than a month. During this time, hundreds of its residents went missing. During the 35 days of occupation in Gostomel there were more than 400 missing persons. He noted that the Russians shot at everything that moved. The man added that in the first days they very actively fired at everything around from helicopters and mortars, then artillery joined in.