Man, recruited by Russia, had the task of confirming the presence of Ukrainian soldiers in this location. On June 27, 2023, a Russian ballistic missile killed 13 people at dinner time – including four children and the writer Victoria Amelina.

A few days after the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of the arrest of a man, presenting him as “the person who coordinated this terrorist attack” However, it was impossible to immediately know on Thursday whether it was the same individual.