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Automatically translated version. May contain inaccuracies compared to the original.
In almost three years the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) has not been able to find those responsible for the deaths of Ukrainian servicemen from a Russian strike during a formation ceremony
3 November 2023, Russian forces struck a concentration of servicemen of the 128 separate mountain assault Zakarpattia Brigade. They had been gathered for awards for Artillery Day in the village of Zarichne in Zaporizhzhia, 20 km from the front.
As a result of the Russian strike, more than 20 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and many were wounded.
Shortly after the strike, the DBR announced the start of an investigation on the grounds of negligent performance of military service.
After all, the servicemen were assembled for formation not of their own accord but by order of the command.
Nearly three years have passed. At the Center for Public Communications (CPC) we decided to ask: what are the results of this DBR investigation? Has anyone been notified of suspicion? What is the status of the case?
It turned out that there are no suspects in the case. The Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Defense in the Eastern region informed us of this. At the same time, no other decisions have been made in the case, including to close the proceedings.
The DBR, for its part, refused to provide us with any information about this case at all.
❗️That is, in almost three years the DBR has not only failed to bring the case to court, it hasn’t even investigated it or identified at least suspects regarding the negligent decision to hold mass events in an open area near the front line.
Undoubtedly, the primary responsibility for the strike lies with Russia, but more 20 Ukrainian servicemen died not on the battlefield but because of the Soviet legacy in the Ukrainian army.
At that time the commander of the 128 brigade was Dmytro Lysyiuk. According to media reports, he himself was late to the formation and allegedly arrived that day about two minutes after the strike.
In July this year media reports appeared claiming Lysyiuk had been appointed head of the Zakarpattia Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support (TCRC&S). However, after publicity the information was denied. But the crucial point: the DBR has long needed reform, because instead of carrying out its direct duties, it mostly engages in persecuting critics of the authorities.
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