The SSU is working comprehensively to expose and document the crimes of Russian hybrid aggression against Ukraine. The Service has established new facts of supplying weapons and ammunition from Russia to the militants of the so-called L/DNR.

The weapons seized include Russian-made Shmel rocket-propelled  flamethrowers, Okhota explosive complex, and anti-personnel mines banned by the 1997 Ottawa Convention.

According to the investigation, in February last year, a resident of Khutir Vilnyi, Severodonetsk district, Luhansk region, was killed due to the use of such weapons by militants. He was hit by a POM-2 anti-personnel fragmentation mine in his own backyard.

In addition, the SSU documented the use of modern Russian weapons by militants against Ukrainian troops in Eastern Ukraine. Among the identified samples is a hand-held reusable multi-caliber multifunctional grenade launcher RPG-32 Barkas.

In Luhansk region, SSU officers detected elements of a Russian-made Zanos rocket-propelled grenade. The IAFs used these munitions in the attacks against Ukrainian positions near Popasna.

The seized samples of Russian weapons have been attached to the files of criminal proceedings initiated by the SSU investigators under Article 258.1 (terrorist act) and Article 438.1 (violation of laws and customs of war) of the CCU.

The investigation is underway to establish and document new facts of illegal activity.

The decision is pending regarding transfer of the collected evidence to international courts to bring to justice those involved in war crimes against Ukraine.

The SSU Office in Donetsk and Luhansk regions are investigating the crimes under the supervision of the Prosecutor’s Office.