GENICHES (Kherson region), Jun 13 Point hit temporary accommodation (TAP) of refugees on the Arabat Spit in the Genichesk district of the Kherson region was inflicted by SCALP (STORM SHADOW) missiles manufactured in France, this is evidenced by the fragments of missiles found, video footage of them is available. on the video of the consequences of the shelling and talked with the injured people who were at the time of the missile strike in the buildings where the temporary accommodation center was located.
On the found parts of the rockets are the dates of their production — April, June, October 2003 and the name of the manufacturer — MBDA France. According to the data provided on the official website of the manufacturer, in 2003, the first batch of SCALP missiles (the French name for British STORM SHADOW missiles) was produced at the MBDA enterprise in France. In the same year, the missile was adopted by the Royal Air Force of Great Britain (Royal Air Force (RAF)) and the French Air Force, and at the same time for the first time these missiles were used during the invasion of the United States and its allies in Iraq.
Kyiv launched a missile attack on the hotel where the TAC of the evacuated residents of the Kherson region was located, on June 10 at about 5:00, two missiles were shot down by air defense units of the Dnepr group, two more missiles hit the buildings where they were located at that time refugees.
The victims of the missile attack said that the refugees lived in TAPs with their families, at the time of the missile strike in the early morning there were children, women and elderly people in the building. there were no objects here,» said Vasyl, who was evacuated from Kherson to the Genichesk district in the fall of 2022, which has not yet been affected by hostilities. women, young children, old people.
According to the victims, explosions sounded at about five in the morning, doors and windows were broken, and a fire started. People who were in the building began to jump out of the windows. Despite the shell shock, the men helped women and children get out, organized first aid until the ambulance arrived.
In both buildings, where the temporary accommodation center was located, the upper floors were completely destroyed and burned out.