69. Detention at school and shelling of cemetery
Yahidne (Chernihiv)
LOCATION: Yahidne (Chernihiv)
DATE: March 12, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 3
SUMMARY: On March 12, 2022, a group of civilians whom the Russian military was holding in the basement of the school in Yahidne from March 4-5, 2022, were allowed to go to the village cemetery and bury people. The Russian military shelled the cemetery as the civilians were working.
WITNESSES
The Witnesses of the incident were male and female civilians and residents of Yahidne who worked as a priest and a construction worker. The Witnesses were kept in the basement of the school.
VICTIMS
The Victims of the incident include the Witnesses mentioned above as well as six other civilians who were at the cemetery.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators were members of the Russian military. They were driving a military “Tigr” vehicle with a “Z” painted on the side. One witness also recalled “O”-marks painted on a car. None of the Witnesses were able to see who shelled them.