A resident of Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, was sentenced to life in prison for having led a Russian attack on a restaurant in the city, which left 13 dead in June 2023, the Ukrainian prosecutor general's office announced this Thursday.
On June 27, 2023, A Russian missile killed 13 people at dinner time – including four children and the writer Victoria Amelina – in a Kramatorsk restaurant, the very popular Ria Pizza.
Another 64 people were also injured, of which three were Colombians who suffered minor injuries: the writer Hector Abad Faciolinceformer peace commissioner Sergio Jaramillo and journalist Catalina Gómez.
Héctor Abad holds a photo of Victoria Amelina.
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“A resident was sentenced to life in prison for leading the missile attack on a pizzeria in Kramatorsk,” the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
The man, whose identity was not released, was “recruited” by Russia and found guilty of “high treason”according to the same source.
Their task was to confirm “the presence of Ukrainian soldiers” in the restaurant. To do this, she “recorded two videos that he immediately sent to his interlocutor” via Telegram, the prosecution stated.
A few days after the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about the arrest of a man, presenting him as “the person who coordinated this terrorist attack.”
However, this Thursday it was impossible to immediately know if it was the same individual.
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