Nikolay Varpahovych

Russian Major General Mykola Varpakhovych was shot in the head today by an unknown attacker.

The Russian soldier is responsible for an airstrike on a childrens’ cancer hospital in Kyiv in July 2024 which killed two and wounded 16, including 7 children. Varpakhovych is the commander of Russia’s 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division. He was shot today near his unit’s airbase in Engels and is now in critical condition. He’s responsible for the following war crimes in which 91 Ukrainian civilians were killed. 1. Kyiv TV tower (5 killed) A cruise missile strike in March 2022 on the tower and nearby ground killed 5 civilians, including a 12-year-old girl. 2. High-rise in Odesa (8 killed) Eight killed in a cruise missile strike in April 2022 on an apartment building, including three generations of a single family: three-month-old Kira Glodan, mom Valeria and grandmother Lyudmila. 3. Amstor Mall in Kremenchuk (24 killed) Two Kh-22 missiles hit the shopping centre in June 2022. 24 killed and dozens wounded. 4. Apartment block in Serhiivka (21 killed) 3 Kh-22 missiles from a Tu-22M3s struck an apartment building and a holiday camp in July 2022 near Odesa. 5. Uman apartment block (24 killed) A Kh-101 strike flattened part of a nine-storey block in April 2023. 24 killed, including 6 kids. 6. Okhmatdyt children’s hospital (2 killed) A Kh-101 from a Tu-95MS hit the hospital in Kyiv during a nationwide barrage in July 2024. 7. Kyiv historical center (7 killed) The fatalities included a highly publicized tragedy where four members of a single family—a 43-year-old mother (Yevhenia) and her three daughters (ages 7, 18, and 21)—were killed together inside their apartment building. Their father, Yaroslav, was the sole survivor of the family. Many of the Russian war criminals guilty of murdering Ukrainian civilians in this war may never be brought to justice. Some of them, like Major General Mykola Varpakhovych, will however be tracked down in Russia by Ukraine’s intelligence agencies. Justice will be served.

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