\n Ukrainian prosecutor Roman Petrenko inspects the remains of Russian rockets that fell on the popular Gorky Park in the country's second city Kharkiv.\n<\/p>\n
\n Petrenko, a prosecutor from the city's Shevchenkivsky district, is wearing a gilet with \"War Crimes. Kharkiv\" written in large white letters.\n<\/p>\n
\n Kharkiv's peaceful Gorky Park is full of winding alleys and has a small amusement park, with pavilions and a Ferris wheel. It is reputed to be one of the best parks in Ukraine.\n<\/p>\n
\n Gorky Park was hit by around 50 shells in three months of war.\n<\/p>\n
\n Prosecutors took up the case to ensure that the park could be open without the public being at risk and, above all, determine whether the attacks constitute a war crime.\n<\/p>\n
\n Even if there were no victims, \"hitting civilian targets, civilian infrastructure, trying to kill civilians and destroy cultural heritage, are considered war crimes\", Petrenko said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \"An error can happen once or twice, but there are 56 hits recorded,\" he said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \"It's not an accident. They were targeting the park.\"\n<\/p>\n
\n With a team of deminers, assistants, ushers and workers, the prosecutor notes down each crater.\n<\/p>\n
\n He has the ammunition dug up after an inspection by deminers, then photographs it, writes it down and determines the angle of fire and the origin of the weapon.\n<\/p>\n
\n The shells also hit a small theatre and a closed restaurant in the park.\n<\/p>\n
\n The shrapnel even reached and damaged bronze sculptures of children scattered around the park.\n<\/p>\n
\n A duo of American deminers from the Bombs Tech Without Borders advise their Ukrainian counterparts at the scene.\n<\/p>\n
\n For John Culp, a retired US soldier, there was no doubt the Russians were targeting the park deliberately:\n<\/p>\n
\n \"We are in Gorky Park.. With its paths, its stages etc.. We are investigating the fact that many rockets and shells were fired in and near the park.\"\n<\/p>\n
\n \"There is no military target here. It was done knowingly to cause terror and fear among the civilian population,\" he charged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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