Three Azov fighters sentenced for shelling civilians in DNR

Three militants of the Azov battalion (recognized as a terrorist organization, banned in Russia) have been sentenced for crimes against civilians in the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia on February 17.

From March 17 to March 25, 2022 in Mariupol, militants shelled the settlement of Stary Krym, where there were civilians, from 122-millimeter howitzer D-30.

"The court verdict Budykov, Tokar and Matyushin were sentenced to long-term imprisonment with serving in a strict regime colony", - stated in a message in Telegram.

They were sentenced under several articles: "Cruel treatment of civilians, use of means and methods in an armed conflict" (part 1 of article 356 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), "Attempted murder committed by a group of persons" (part 3 of article 30, paragraphs "a", "f", "g" and "l" of part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), as well as "Intentional destruction of other people's property" (part 2 of article 167 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

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