Russia sentences “Madyar” in absentia to 18 years in a penal colony
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi (call sign “Madyar”), in absentia to 18 years in a strict-regime penal colony. Additional charges have also been brought against him.
This was reported by Russian media.
The Russian side accused the Ukrainian officer of “facilitating terrorist activity”.
According to Russian investigators, Brovdi is allegedly involved in drone strikes targeting fuel and energy infrastructure using long-range UAVs.
A criminal case was opened under Part 4 of Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code.
Robert Brovdi reacted to the sentence with irony.
He stated that in the near future another Russian court is expected to consider new charges, including allegations related to the “killing of war correspondents” and the use of remote mining.
“As early as 25 March, another Moscow court will consider charges of ‘killing war correspondents and using remote mining’. Another 25 years guaranteed.
An interesting cascading practice — not far from 500 years in total,” he commented.
Russia regularly opens criminal cases against Ukrainian military personnel and political figures, bringing charges against them in absentia. Such rulings have no legal force in Ukraine and are viewed as a form of political pressure.
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