Under the procedural guidance of the Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office, five generals and one colonel of the Russian Armed Forces have been notified of suspicion. At the beginning of March 2022, they planned and issued orders to carry out a series of airstrikes on civilian objects in the city of Sumy and the Sumy region.

According to the investigation, from March 5 to March 10, 2022, the tactical aviation of the aggressor country dropped about 20 FAB-500 bombs on densely populated areas where there were no military targets.

The most brutal bombing occurred on the evening of March 7, just before the evacuation of residents of Sumy and foreign students began. Two bombs were dropped on the private sector on Romenska and Spartaka streets in the regional center. As a result of the explosions, a house was completely destroyed along with a family of three children, totaling 14 fatalities, including four children. One more person died in the village of Bytytsia, and five civilians were injured.

In total, 103 residential buildings, preschool and secondary education institutions, a vocational technical college, a kindergarten, a church, and a recreation base were destroyed and damaged.

The investigation has established that the following individuals planned and organized these war crimes:

• Colonel General, Commander of the Western Military District of the Russian Federation;
• Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Western Military District;
• Lieutenant General, Commander of the 6th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense;
• Major General, Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the 6th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense;
• Major General, Commander of the 105th Mixed Aviation Division;
• Colonel, Commander of the 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Their actions have been qualified as violations of the laws and customs of war, committed by a group of individuals in conspiracy, combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Article 28, Parts 1 and 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Currently, the issue of declaring the suspects wanted is being resolved. The identification of Russian servicemen who directly carried out the criminal orders is ongoing.

Ukraine is documenting every war crime committed by Russia. Everyone who issued and executed orders to bomb peaceful cities will face justice.