Russia sentences 7 Ukrainian captives to 15-16 years in prison in Kursk Oblast
Pravda Ukraine
The 2nd Western Military District Court in Moscow sentenced seven Ukrainian prisoners of war who took part in the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ offensive in Kursk Oblast. The soldiers were sentenced to 15-16 years of imprisonment.
Source: Meduza, citing the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office
Details: The court ruled that the soldiers “in violation of the sovereignty of the Russian Federation had illegally entered the territory of Korenevsky District in Kursk Oblast with the intent to carry out terrorist activities”.
Reports state that the Ukrainian soldiers were charged with conspiracy and terrorism. The court accused them of “repeatedly opening fire on Russian military personnel and civilians”. Russian prosecutors also claimed that the Ukrainian defenders prevented citizens from using mobile phones, restricted their movement, and blocked evacuation efforts on Russian territory.
The court found Anatolii Voloshyn, Volodymyr Arshulyk, Serhii Karaiev, Oleksandr Doichuk, Zynovii Syherych, Andrian Kulbaba, and Oleh Vovk guilty of “committing a terrorist act as a group with prior conspiracy, resulting in severe consequences”.
Background:
- In June, the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don hosted a show trial of 22 Azov Brigade members who defended the city of Mariupol and Azovstal steelworks; eight of the defendants are women who reportedly worked as cooks.
- In November, a court in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic sentenced Vitalii Matvienko, a paramedic from the 36th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to 30 years’ imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony.
- Later, in February 2024, the Russian-controlled “Supreme Court of the Donetsk People’s Republic” sentenced 33 Ukrainian servicemen to between 27 and 29 years in a maximum-security penal colony. The servicemen are from the 36th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy and the 17th Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- In October 2024, Ukrainian human rights activist and serviceman Maksym Butkevych, who had been sentenced to 13 years in prison by a court in the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, was released from Russian captivity.
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