One of them received 75 thousand Russian rubles as a “salary.”
Defectors, defectorsReal sentences were given to two defectors who fired on the combat positions of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in Avdeevka area. Both are residents of the Donetsk region who joined the ranks of the occupation forces.
This was reported to the SBU and the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Ukrainian defenders captured the attackers during enemy assaults on Avdiivka in June and at the end of 2023.
One of the convicted< /b> is a resident of temporarily occupied Donetsk.
“On the first day of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he voluntarily “mobilized” into the occupation groups of the Southern Military District of Russia,” the special service noted.
There he was appointed to the position of rifleman as part of the 115th rifle regiment of the aggressor country and was sent to the location of the invaders near Gorlovka, from where the traitor’s unit was supposed to advance in the direction of Avdeevka for the assault. For a month of “service,” the Donetsk resident received 76 thousand rubles.
The prosecutor's office noted that the convict carried out criminal orders of commanders at different sectors of the front near the village. Vesely, Kharkov region, as well as Donetsk region – in the area of Mayorsk and the village. Novobakhmutovki, Pokrovsky district.
Other convictsis a 33-year-old resident of the temporarily occupied city of Snizhne, Donetsk region. In the spring of 2023, he joined the 267th rifle battalion of the Russian troops.
After a short course of training at the training ground, the enemy henchman was appointed a machine gunner and sent to the front line of the eastern front.
Based on the evidence collected, the court found him guilty under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- ch. 2 tbsp. 111 (high treason committed under martial law);
- Part 1 Art. 258-3 (participation in a terrorist group or terrorist organization);
- ch. 2 tbsp. 260 (participation in paramilitary or armed formations unforeseen by law).
The actions of the enemy shooter are qualified under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- chch. 1, 2 tbsp. 111 (high treason);
- ch. 7 tbsp. 111-1 (providing assistance to the armed forces of the aggressor state in conducting combat operations against the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations).
The court found them guilty and sentenced both to 15 years in prison.
< In February, five traitors who defected to the enemy and fought against Ukraine on the eastern front received real prison sentences of 15 years. Three attackers were captured during fierce fighting near Avdiivka in September 2023. Then Ukrainian defenders not only detained the defendants, but also repelled more than 10 attacks by Russian troops. Two more were captured during fighting near Marinka in the Donetsk region.