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The death toll from the Russian strike on the exhibition in Kapitanivka has risen to 11: the prosecutor's office is demanding the arrest of the organizer

The death toll from the Russian strike on the exhibition in Kapitanivka has risen to 11: the prosecutor's office is demanding the arrest of the organizer

The death toll from the Russian strike on the exhibition in Kapitanivka has risen to 11: the prosecutor's office is demanding the arrest of the organizer
Trial of the organizer of the arms exhibition in the village of Kapitanivka Shelter

The death toll from the Russian missile strike on an arms exhibition in the village of Kapitanivka in the Kyiv region has risen to eleven. One of the victims died in the hospital. Meanwhile, the prosecutor’s office is demanding that the event’s organizer be taken into custody.

This was reported by a Shelter correspondent.

Currently, the Solomyanskyi District Court of Kyiv is determining a pretrial measure for Vasyl Goncharuk, head of the Armada association. He is charged with professional negligence resulting in serious consequences. The penalty under this article ranges from 5 to 8 years in prison. 

As a reminder, on Friday, July 24, Russian troops carried out a targeted strike on the site where the arms exhibition was taking place. The strike resulted in fatalities and significant damage.

At the time, it was reported that 10 people were killed in the attack, and about 100 people sustained injuries of varying severity.

Read also: Yuriy Ignat, head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force, stated that the Russian missile that struck a facility in the Kyiv region during the attack did not hit a military training ground, but rather a private sports complex that has no connection whatsoever to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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      She studied at the School of Journalism at Boris Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University. She has been working in the media since 2023. She previously worked at Channel 5.

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