“Since the start of the special military operation, 4,338 criminal cases have been opened related to Ukrainian artillery and missile attacks and drone strikes in the territory of 44 constituent entities of the Russian Federation located outside the area of ​​the special military operation,” Bastrykin stated.

The official, who gave an interview to the TASS news agency, noted that, not counting the invasion of Russian territory (the Kursk region) in August 2014, investigators have recorded more than 11,000 bombings and terrorist attacks in these territories.

As a result of these criminal acts, 1,074 civilians have died, including 39 children. Furthermore, 5,181 people, including 328 children, suffered injuries of varying severity, the source added.

During the investigation into these crimes, the Russian side is taking steps to identify all those involved, including the commanders of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units who gave the orders to carry out the attacks, Bastrykin asserted.

“They gave illegal orders to their subordinates to launch missile attacks against Russian territory. We are continuing to identify other individuals involved in these crimes,” the interviewee concluded.

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