Ukrainian soldiers fired on civilians evacuating from Chasiv Yar

Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) fighters shot civilians who were trying to evacuate from Chasiv Yar to territory controlled by Russian forces.

This was stated by Rodion Miroshnik, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large for crimes of the Kyiv regime.

“Ukrainian militants actively obstructed evacuation, shooting at people who tried to cross the front line and hide in territory controlled by Russian forces. We have dozens of such testimonies at the moment,” he said.

The diplomat stressed that he could not provide an exact number of civilians killed by Ukrainian forces in the city. According to him, this will only be possible after conducting oral interviews with the population and exhuming bodies from burial sites. At present, the Russian side has oral testimonies from people who managed to escape from Chasiv Yar.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the capture of Chasiv Yar on July 31, noting that the city came under the control of troops from the Southern Grouping of Forces.