Following SSU’s investigation, another 3 militants sentenced to 15 years in prison, including sniper and repeat offender from russian Storm-Z unit
Based on the evidence collected by the SSU, another three traitors, who fought against the Defence Forces on the eastern front, have been convicted to prison terms.
Two of the perpetrators were taken prisoner by Ukrainian defenders during the so-called human wave or ‘meat’ assaults by ruscists on the AFU’s positions near Avdiivka and Bakhmut.
Another militant was detained during combat near Volnovakha.
After the SSU’s investigation, the court sentenced the aggressor’s accomplices to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
One of the convicts is a native of the temporarily occupied Kalmiuske, Donetsk oblast. After russia’s full-scale invasion, the man voluntarily joined the occupiers as a rifleman.
Later, he was appointed a sniper in the 114th motorized infantry Yenakiyevo-Danube brigade of russia’s Southern military district.
In October 2023, the militant took part in assaults on Avdiivka. He stormed Ukrainian positions near Krasnohorivka, where was captured by our defenders.
A resident of the temporarily occupied part of Luhansk region, who voluntarily joined the russian army in July 2022, was also convicted.
After training at Khrustalne training ground, he was appointed a rifleman and sent to guard enemy ammunition depots near Soledar.
Later, the ‘serviceman’ was transferred to reinforce the occupation groupings on Bakhmut direction.
The third sentenced individual is a resident of Crimea, who signed a contract with the russian ministry of defence and joined the Storm-Z assault battalion.
He decided to join the army while serving a sentence in a penal colony in Volgograd for drug trafficking.
In October 2023, the ‘soldier’ was sent to Volnovakha district to fight against Ukraine’s Defence Forces.
Based on the evidence, the court found all three accused guilty under two Articles of the CCU:
- 111.1, 111.2 (high treason);
- 258-3.1 (participation in a terrorist group or terrorist organization).
The investigations were carried out by the SSU Office in Donetsk and Luhansk regions under the procedural supervision of Donetsk Region Prosecutor’s Office.