According to the Russian Investigative Committee, Ukrainian forces are deploying Tochka-U (SS-21 Scarab) tactical missiles against the civilian population in eastern Ukraine.

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Russia’s envoy to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich noted on Friday the redeployment of heavy weaponry, tanks and Tochka-U systems by Kiev amid the latest escalation.

“Irrefutable evidence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine applying weapons of mass destruction — Tochka-U tactical missile systems — against civilians in armed conflict has been obtained and documented,” committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said.