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Yahoo
29-04-2025
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Melitopol native sentenced to 27 years in Russian prison for attempting to poison military graduates
Ukrainian national Yehor Semenov has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement in the "poisoning" of graduates from the Armavir Higher Military Aviation School. The ruling has been handed down by the Southern District Military Court in Russia. Source: Russia's Southern District Military Court on Telegram Quote: "The defendant has been found guilty and sentenced to 27 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony with the first 5 years to be served in prison." Details: Russian investigators claimed that Semenov had intended to cooperate with Ukrainian security services as early as February 2023. He allegedly recorded a video message in Ukrainian expressing his intent to collaborate with Ukraine's Security Service and Armed Forces, and was later tasked with organising the poisoning of Russian military personnel. The target was graduates of the Armavir Air Defence School, who were planning a banquet in October 2023. According to the prosecution, Semenov was tasked with delivering alcoholic beverages and a cake laced with a poisonous substance to the event. He allegedly studied the restaurant's layout, noting the positions of windows, tables and CCTV cameras. He also ordered the cake and purchased the toxic substances. Semenov supposedly delivered the alcohol and cake to the restaurant by courier on 20 October. The Russian graduates found the alcohol and cake suspicious and did not consume them. The defendant was detained on 21 October 2023. The court found him guilty under charges of terrorism and high treason (Article 205.3(a) and Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Background: In October 2023, it was reported that Yehor Semenov, a native of the Ukrainian city of Melitopol, had been detained for 15 days in Armavir, Russia's Krasnodar Krai, under an administrative charge of disorderly conduct. Russian Telegram channel Baza reported that Semenov had been apprehended in Stavropol while attempting to fly to Moscow. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Politics
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Ukrainian man gets 10-year sentence in Russia for alleged US$120 donation to Azov Regiment
Russia's Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Zaporizhzhia Oblast resident Stanislav Rudenko to 10 years in prison for "promoting terrorism", supposedly by transferring money to purchase drones for the Azov Regiment of the Ukrainian defence forces. Source: Nastoyashchee Vremya TV channel, citing the court's press service Quote: "The investigators reported that Rudenko, 'sharing the ideology' of the Azov Regiment, decided to assist its members by financing their activities. On 13 November 2023, he saw an announcement and transferred money for purchasing drones." Details: Nastoyashchee Vremya states that Russian prosecutors claimed Rudenko transferred approximately UAH 5,000 (US$120) to the soldiers. For this, the Russian court sentenced Rudenko to 10 years in prison. Background: On 18 October 2024, Ukrainian human rights activist and serviceman Maksym Butkevych was released from Russian captivity. Butkevych, who fought in Ukraine's east as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was captured by Russian troops in the summer of 2022. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison in March 2023 by a "court" in the so-called "Luhansk People's Republic", a Russian-backed terrorist organisation. On 14 January, 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. On 26 March, it was reported that a military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced 23 Ukrainian prisoners of war who served in the Azov Regiment to imprisonment in a maximum-security colony. Twelve of them received real sentences ranging from 13 to 23 years, while the rest were given sentences in absentia. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
26-03-2025
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Russia sentences Ukrainian POWs to 13-23 years in prison in Azov case
A military court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced 23 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) who served in the Azov Regiment of the Ukrainian defence forces to imprisonment in a maximum-security colony. Twelve of them received real sentences ranging from 13 to 23 years, while the rest were given sentences in absentia. Source: Mediazona, a Russian online media outlet Quote: "The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Ukrainian POWs who served in the Azov Regiment in different years to real terms of imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony." Details: Mediazona reported that three judges, led by Vyacheslav Korsakov, passed sentences on the Ukrainian POWs: Yaroslav Zhdamarov, Oleksandr Merochenets, Mykyta Tymonin, Oleksandr Mukhin, Oleh Tyshkul and Artur Hretskyi, who received 22 years in a strict regime colony; Oleksandr Irkh and Artem Hrebeshkov, who were sentenced to 20 years each; Oleh Myzhhorodskyi, who received 17 years; Oleh Zharkov, sentenced to 13 years; Anatolii Hrytsyk, who received 19 years; and Oleksii Smykov, who was given 23 years. All of them plan to appeal the verdict. The men were brought to court in handcuffs. Before the verdict was announced, Oleh Zharkov fell ill and an ambulance was called due to stomach pain. Eleven people were sentenced in absentia as they had been brought back to Ukraine as part of a prisoner swap. Davyd Kasatkyn and Dmytro Labinskyi were each given 23 years in a strict regime colony. Nine women who served as military cooks were sentenced in absentia to a general regime colony for terms ranging from 13 to 14 years. All of them were swapped in September of the previous year. Depending on the charges, the prosecutor requested varying prison terms for every person, ranging from 13 to 24 years. The case against Oleksandr Ishchenko, who died in pre-trial detention, was closed, and therefore, he was not sentenced. In court, the defendants repeatedly stated that their testimonies had been falsified, that they had been interrogated without lawyers present, subjected to humiliating treatment, denied medical care and suffered torture. "I saw bags on people's heads, wires on different limbs, broken ribs, damaged kidneys, people beaten to death, hunger for more than a year, no medical care, people rotting, legs, arms, lice, bedbugs. Twice a year, we went to the shower – we came out dirtier than we went in, and we were beaten," Mykyta Tymonin said in his closing statement. Background: On 18 October 2024, Ukrainian human rights activist and serviceman Maksym Butkevych was released from Russian captivity. Butkevych, who fought in Ukraine's east as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was captured by Russian troops in the summer of 2022. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison in March 2023 by a "court" in the so-called "Luhansk People's Republic," a Russian-backed terrorist organisation. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
13-03-2025
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Crimean Tatar human rights activist Izetov held in harsh conditions in Russia's Yakutsk penal colony
Riza Izetov, a Crimean Tatar human rights activist sentenced by a Russian court to 19 years in prison, has reported harsh detention conditions in the Yakutsk penal colony, where he has experienced repeated disciplinary sanctions. Source: Crimean Solidarity, a Ukrainian non-governmental organisation Details: Izetov told Crimean Solidarity about the poor conditions in Yakutsk Penal Colony No. 1, stating that he is "constantly" subjected to disciplinary measures and placed in solitary confinement, including for uniform violations and for falling asleep during the day due to a hypertension attack. "Having seen me on camera, [the warders] organised a commission and punished me. I'd like to leave this place as soon as possible," Crimean Solidarity quoted Izetov as saying. He also reported that prison staff exert psychological and moral pressure on him. Izetov noted that three Crimean Tatars are being held in the institution where he is imprisoned. About 15 people are serving sentences for terrorism-related offences, all of whom are either in solitary confinement or in transit and transfer cells. Crimean Solidarity reported that Izetov is expected to be transferred to a high-security prison, likely in Russia's Far East, in Krasnoyarsk Krai, either in Minusinsk or Yenisei. The human rights defender also stated that he has no right to receive calls and expressed doubts about the possibility of meeting with his family. Despite having the right to long visits, the administration may deny these meetings due to his disciplinary sanctions. Izetov also mentioned that the cell had terrible lighting. It used to be cold, but now the heating has been turned on. The prisoners are forced to drink water directly from the tap. A court sentenced Riza to 19 years in prison, of which the first 5 years he must serve in a high-security prison and the rest in a strict regime colony. Izetov was accused of organising the activities of the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned in Russia but operates legally in Ukraine and other countries. Background: In March 2022, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced five Crimean Solidarity activists detained in connection with the "second Simferopol group" of Hizb ut-Tahrir to prison terms ranging from 15 to 19 years. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
11-02-2025
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Russian court sentences soldier for killing 4 other servicemen, Mediazona reports
Russian Corporal Nikita Posmetukhov was sentenced to life in prison on Feb. 10 by Russian authorities for shooting four other Russian soldiers in November 2023, Mediazona reported. Russian troops have deserted or operations as presses on with its of Ukraine for over three years with , using so-called "meat wave" tactics to gain ground. Posmetukhov was allegedly angry with a captain who imposed disciplinary measures and threatened to transfer him to an assault unit, to a document provided Mediazona. The Southern District Military Court did not officially describe the incidents as the case proceeded behind closed doors. The Kyiv Independent cannot verify the details of the incident as outlined by Mediazona. The soldier is accused of killing the patrolmen of a command bunker which Posmetukhov entered after having a drink. The accused allegedly killed Junior Sergeant Vladimir Glazyev in the bunker, according to findings by Mediazona. After the incident, Posmetukhov allegedly entered a dugout and shot Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Klyukin, Captain Mikhail Trubin, and Private Vladimir Petrichenko while they were sleeping. At the conclusion of the closed-door trial, Posmetukhov was found guilty of killing two or more people "for official activities and out of hooligan motives," and charged with "violent actions against military command in the context of an armed conflict" under the Russian criminal code. As Russia presses on with its war against Ukraine, Russia has over 850,000 troops and high equipment losses. Read also: Russian soldiers wounded in war in Ukraine receive treatment, rehabilitation in North Korea, ambassador says We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
