Russians strike farm equipment, passed off as a military convoy, with Iskander missile

On the night of August 31-September 1, Russians fired Iskander missiles at farm equipment that was passed off as a military convoy.

The press service of the Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported on this.

As a result of the attack, a 23-year-old truck driver was killed, and four other drivers were injured.

According to the investigation, on August 31, 2024, at about 20:30, the enemy launched a missile attack on a convoy of grain trucks.

The convoy of farmers was on the Sumy-Kharkiv highway near the village of Verkhnia Syrovatka, Sumy district.

As a result, one truck was on fire, and about 20 vehicles were damaged.

“Under the procedural supervision of the Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a pre-trial investigation is being conducted into the violation of the laws and customs of war combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),” the prosecutor’s office reported.

In cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, prosecutors are documenting the consequences of the shelling.

The invaders used two ballistic missiles from the Iskander tactical missile system with a cluster warhead and an airburst.

The invaders then launched more cluster missiles of another type, probably from a Tornado-S 300mm multiple-launch rocket system.

The shelling was controlled at night by a Russian reconnaissance drone.

Last year, the Russian Defense Ministry passed off agricultural equipment fired from a Ka-52 as Leopard tanks.