Captain involved in killing 59 civilians in Hroza village, Kharkiv region, dies in Russia

Ukraine's Defence Intelligence reports.

“The war criminal, battery commander of the 112th Missile Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces (military unit 03333), Captain Konstantin Nagayko, who was involved in ballistic missile attacks on the territory of Ukraine, in particular, the killing of 59 Ukrainian civilians in the village of Hroza in Kharkiv region, has died,” the statement said. 

 The Intelligence Department reminded that on Friday, January 3, Nagayko received multiple injuries as a result of an explosion in the village of Shuya, Ivanovo region, where he was serving. 

“Skull trepanation and other Russian surgery did not help the war criminal,” the Ukrainian intelligence commented.

Tragedy in Hroza

On October 5, 2023, Russia shelled the village of Hroza, Kharkiv region, killing 59 people. The invaders hit a cafe where a memorial dinner was taking place at the time. An Iskander-M missile hit was recorded.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has sent a field team to investigate the Russian strike on the village of Hroza in Kharkiv region.

Later, law enforcement officers identified the likely adjusters of the Russian strike on Hroza - local exiled brothers who fled to the occupiers. The older brother reportedly learned from the locals who would come to the memorial, when it would take place, and where exactly. He passed this information on to his Russian superiors, who decided to shell the civilian facility.