The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine studied what happened in the village of Hroza.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has confirmed that the missile attack on Hroza in Kharkiv Oblast on 5 October was launched by the Russian army, and all 59 victims were civilians.
Source: the Ukraine: Report into Hroza missile attack report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights through the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, posted on 31 October.
Details: The report is based on information collected and verified by representatives of the Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, who conducted two fact-finding missions in Hroza on 7 and 10 October.
Experts examined the site of the explosion and interviewed 35 people, including residents, witnesses, two survivors, medical personnel and morgue employees.
A missile hit a café in the small village of Hroza in eastern Ukraine, killing 59 people attending a memorial dinner, on 5 October.
We also call on the Russian Federation to provide access to effective remedy, including appropriate reparations, for victims and families.". »
