The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court evidence of the commission of war crimes, including the murder of Ukrainian soldiers in the Ilovaisk region (Donetsk region) in August 2014.

According to the press service of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, procedural guidance of the pre-trial investigation is carried out into the decision and conduct of an aggressive war against Ukraine by representatives of the authorities of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which led to the death of people and other grave consequences.. In the framework of criminal proceedings, the circumstances of the Ilovaisk tragedy are being investigated.

" On the night of 23 to 24 August 2014, a large-scale direct invasion of the armed forces of the aggressor country into the territory of Ukraine took place and their further committing war crimes. At that time, the forces of the RF Armed Forces consisted of nine battalion-tactical groups: 3,500 personnel, up to 60 tanks, up to 320 BMD (BMP), up to 60 guns, up to 45 mortars and 5 anti-tank missile systems, "

According to established data, the critical ratio of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of. Ilovaisk with units of the RF Armed Forces and representatives of illegal armed formations controlled by the RF was: personnel - 1 to 18; tanks - 1 to 11, armored vehicles - 1 to 16; artillery - 1 to 15, "

So, on August 24-25, the battalions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine "

Later, on August 26-28, negotiations began between the ATO leadership and the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces on the provision of guarantees of safe humanitarian corridors to get out of the encirclement of Ukrainian servicemen along the agreed routes, however, on August 29, by order of the command of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces, Russian servicemen point-blank shot from heavy weapons of the convoy.

In addition, at this time, also at the direct instructions of the command of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces, Russian servicemen and irregular illegal armed groups controlled by them committed the murder of wounded Ukrainian servicemen.

"

In total, according to the results of the investigation of the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, 110 people were brought to criminal responsibility for the commission of these crimes, including 68 citizens of the Russian Federation, including 21 officials. Now the specified persons are wanted.

" 35 people have already been convicted by the verdicts of Ukrainian courts, including 13 citizens of the Russian Federation, of which 3 are servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, "

So, investigators of the Main Investigation Department of the Security Service of Ukraine continue to collect evidence and identify all the perpetrators..