A Russian pilot who bombed peaceful Kharkiv in March 2022 received a court verdict in Ukraine.
He will spend 12 years behind bars.
The security service has collected evidence of the guilt of the Russian military, who participated in the shelling of the TV tower in Kharkov.
In the dock was the deputy commander of the military unit of the 6th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Western Military District from Russia.
On March 6, 2022, he crossed the state border of Ukraine on a Russian combat aircraft and bombarded a radio and television station in Kharkiv.
The occupier used eight FAB-500 aerial bombs with a total weight of 2.5 tons in TNT equivalent.
Ukrainian air defense shot down a Russian immediately after the bombing. After ejecting and landing, he was caught.
The court found the occupier guilty under Part 2 of Art. 28 and part 1 of Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the laws and customs of war) and appointed 12 years in prison.
Source: Racurs
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