On June 24, a criminal trial began against Russian tanker Mikhail Kulikov, who is accused in Ukraine of shelling a residential building on the outskirts of Chernihiv.. Today, the first court session on the merits is taking place - at it the tanker fully admitted his guilt.

According to Grati, according to the prosecution, on February 26, 31-year-old Kulikov obeyed the order of his commander and fired from his T-72B tank at a multi-storey residential building on the outskirts of Chernihiv.. As a result of the shot, apartments were destroyed, but there were no human casualties.. On the same day, Kulikov was captured by the Ukrainian military..

Kulikov's actions in Ukraine are qualified as a violation of the laws and customs of war, he faces 8 to 12 years in prison.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation regularly states that the Russian military does not strike at residential facilities.