Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine says it has identified two suspected informers over deadly strike at wake

Ukraine identifies suspected informers in deadly wake strike in Hroza

Ukraine’s security service on Wednesday said it had identified two suspected informers who allegedly helped Russia strike at a wake last week, killing more than 50 people.

AFP reports:

The SBU named two local men now living in Russia, saying they were suspected of giving information that led to a missile attack on the village of Hroza in the Kharkiv region, one of the deadliest strikes of the war.

On 5 October, a missile hit a large gathering at a cafe for the wake of a Ukrainian soldier, killing 55.

The SBU said the suspects handed over details knowing that local civilians would “surely die” in an attack.

The SBU named the suspects as 30-year-old Volodymyr Mamon and his 23-year-old brother Dmytro Mamon, who have both fled to Russia.

Dmytro was a traffic policeman, while Volodymyr was a police escort driver under the occupying authorities, according to documents posted by the SBU.

The security service posted phone messages from Volodymyr Mamon asking about the wake’s location and the dead man’s military service.