The Russian major general who ordered the bombing of Kyiv and Irpen turned out to be from the Cherkasy region. He has relatives in Ukraine.

This was reported by the press service of the SBU.

Information about the General of the Russian Army Vitaly Shkolenko was confirmed by the headman of the village of Tekucha, Uman district Alexander Gershun. He said that the soldier who mercilessly shelled the Kiev region turned out to be his relative.

" Until recently, this creature visited its homeland, where it had many relatives in such settlements as Irpen, Kyiv, Golovanevsk, orders to bomb which he probably gave personally,"

The official also added that relatives and friends of the Russian general were in the Buchansk region during the shelling..