UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Apr. 14 — Law enforcement identified the Russian military command that organized and provided the attack on the Faktor-Druk printing house in Kharkiv, said Ruslan Kravchenko, the General Prosecutor of Ukraine.

On May 23, 2024, Russia damaged Faktor-Druk, the biggest printing complex in Ukraine, with an S-300 missile, killing seven employees of the printing house and injuring 21. The attack burned down 50,000 books.

The printing house printed up to 50 million books, 100 million magazines, and 300 million newspapers annually, Kravchenko said.

General Prosecutor named four Russian commanders involved in the war crime, including Alexey Kim, colonel general, who issued a direct combat order to attack Faktor-Druk; Andrey Tsygankov, head of the Russian Air Defense staff, who provided missile systems; vice admiral Alexandr Peshkov, who was responsible for target selection and coordination; and colonel Sergey Monetov, head of intelligence staff, who provided information about civilian target.

Russians launched missiles from the Belgorod oblast, Russia, by a special tactical group from the 568th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

The Security Service of Ukraine is conducting a pre-trial investigation under the procedural control of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, with the support of Project Expedite Justice, an international partner.

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