Employees of the Investigative Committee at the site of a shell hit in a residential buildingMOSCOW, February 25 Head of the Investigative Committee Russia Alexander Bastrykin heard reports on the investigation of cases initiated in connection with direct hits of Ukrainian shells on the territory of the country, according to the website of the RF Investigative Committee. During a working trip to the Rostov region, Bastrykin held an operational meeting on the investigation of crimes committed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the civilian population of the DPR and the LPR.» Bastrykin listened to his subordinates about the progress of the investigation of criminal cases, including those initiated in connection with direct hits of Ukrainian shells on the territory of the Russian Federation, about the interrogations of citizens who arrived from the DPR and LPR as part of the investigation. In addition, the situation at the border territories where shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine was recorded,» the message says. It is emphasized that since 2014, the 481 cases about the events in Ukraine and Donbas were judged, 180 persons are brought to justice. It is noted that during the conflict in Donbass, at least 5.5 thousand civilians were injured, more than 2.6 thousand citizens were killed, more than 2.2 thousand infrastructure facilities were destroyed. 22,000 people, including about 2,400 minors,» the message adds. uploads/2022/02/5c6acf9c946dac74145baf764ca65bed.jpg» />The operation in Donbas is aimed at the demilitarization of Ukraine, Volodin saidPosted by Maxim Gorbachev