According to the investigation, the main force of the explosion of the Iskander-M missile was directed precisely at the people who were around the Drama Theater.
This was stated on the air of the national telethon by the head of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in Armed Forces. of the conflict, Office of the Prosecutor General Yuri Belousov commenting on the progress of the investigation into the missile attack on the center of Chernihiv, which Russia launched on August 19.
He noted that the investigation is carried out along two main lines.
– First — this is the identification of those persons who made the decision to strike, and directly delivered this strike. And, of course, we are studying all the circumstances related to the organization of the exhibition,” Belousov said.
A representative of the Office of the Prosecutor General also said that the identification of persons from among the command staff of the RF Armed Forces, who gave the order to carry out this strike and the specific military unit that directly launched the missile, continues. A version is also being worked out about a strike by enemy agents on the territory of Ukraine.
According to the investigation, the main force of the explosion was aimed specifically at people who were around the Drama Theater.
– Russia used missile Iskander-M. And there are several settings for this rocket. The missile was set up in such a way that it exploded in the air. This type of adjustment is done in order to increase the maximum destruction of manpower in open areas. The Drama Theater, of course, also received damage, but there is an assumption that the main force of the explosion was directed at the surrounding people, – added the head of the Department. . As a result of the Iskander ballistic missile strike, seven people died, another 156 people were injured. There are children among the dead and wounded.
