On the morning of 31 October, the Russian army shelled the Dniprovsky district of Kherson, as the head of Kherson RMA Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
"They hit a civilian car. After the fire was extinguished, the body of the owner was found inside the car," Prokudin said.
Later, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported that a pre-trial investigation had been launched in criminal proceedings over the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder (part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, on 31 October, at around 10:00, the Russian army shelled Kherson Region once again. A car came under enemy attack on the road towards Naddnipryanske village. According to preliminary data, the driver was killed.