Two militants received 15 years behind bars in absentia. The second is a resident of the Donetsk region, who in July 2019 enlisted in the “separate special-purpose artillery brigade Kalmius” of the 1st Army Corps of Russia.
According to the Security Service, two more traitors who fought with the Ukrainian Defense Forces received prison sentences without. The SBU press service reported this today, December 25.
One of those convicted was a militant intelligence officer who seized the Security Service building in Mariupol.
“According to the investigation, the attacker became a resident of the Donetsk region, who voluntarily joined the terrorists in eastern Ukraine in 2014. There he was enrolled in the” separate motorized rifle brigade of the Slavic People’s Militia of the DPR, “which is under command of the Southern Military District. As the investigation established, “Terrorist leaders involved him in active combat operations against ATO forces. Subsequently, the traitor led the reconnaissance unit of the enemy formation, and at the end in February 2022, he participated in battles on the eastern front, particularly in Mariupol,” the SBU said in a statement.
Another convict is a resident of the Donetsk region, who in July 2019 enlisted in the “separate artillery brigade for special purposes Kalmius” of the 1st Army Corps of Russia.
“After the start of a large-scale attack on the Russian Federation, the militant was sent to the front lines of the eastern and southern fronts, where he carried out artillery attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The attacker also used of anti-tank weapons to hinder the counter-offensive operations of Ukrainian troops,” the Security Service reports.
The two men were found guilty of high treason, participation in a terrorist organization and participation in the activities of armed groups not expected by law.
Based on materials from the SBU, the court sentenced both in absentia to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
“Since the convicts are in the temporarily occupied part of Ukraine, comprehensive measures are underway to bring them to justice,” the SBU added.
Earlier it was reported that the Security Service and the National Police identified three more Russian occupiers who committed war crimes against the civilian population in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kharkov region.
Source: korrespondent
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