Investigative Committee of Russian Federation opened criminal case on fact of shelling of Belgorod

The Investigative Committee (SK) of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case on the fact of shelling of the Belgorod region, as a result of which people died and suffered. This is stated in the message of the press service of the SK.

“The main investigative department of the IC of Russia on the fact of the incident was instituted a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (terrorist act). Investigators and forensics of the central apparatus of the Investigative Committee work at the scene,” the message will say. P>

Earlier, the Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the number of those killed during the shelling of Belgorod increased to seven people. In addition, another 19 people were injured, the head of the region said.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that Russian air defense systems destroyed 14 jet shells of reactive systems of launch rocket launch rod (MLRS) RM-70 Vampire over the territory of the Belgorod region.