In Russia, two captured Azov fighters were sentenced to 17 and 20 years in prison
On June 16, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don handed down sentences to two Ukrainian prisoners of war from the Azov battalion, sentencing them to 17 and 20 years in a penal colony.
The Russian court sentenced 29-year-old Dmytro Lebedev to 17 years in a maximum-security prison colony. He was found “guilty” under articles regarding participation in a “terrorist group” and “training in terrorism” due to his service in the Azov regiment.
Vasyl Mukhin, 45, was sentenced to 20 years in a strict-regime penal colony on similar charges. According to the Russian prosecutor’s office, he joined the regiment in 2015. He was captured in May 2022, reports Mediazona.
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Cameraman Yaroslav Levytskyi was killed in the war
As a reminder, renowned anarchist artist Davyd Chychkan was killed on the front lines.
Journalist and serviceman Oleksandr Golyachenko also died in the war.
