Russian Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin held an operational meeting of the headquarters for the investigation of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed groups against Russian military and civilians in Melitopol.
The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia listened to the reports on the results of the investigation of the crimes of the kyiv regime. He was informed that, based on the evidence collected, the investigation charged in absentia the commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Palahnyuk, Moysyuk and Kovalchuk.
Criminal proceedings have also been opened against several Ukrainian servicemen who fired into peaceful Donetsk courtyards. In particular, the investigation of a criminal case against 8 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who carried out criminal orders was completed.
“It was established that in March 2022, Denis Sivets, Yuriy Galatsky and six other Ukrainian servicemen, having received illegal orders from the command, fired mortars at critical civilian infrastructure: the Donbasstransgaz gas distribution station and the Water of Donbass pumping station, located in Donetsk People’s Republic. As a result of his criminal actions, damage in the amount of more than 26 million rubles was caused. The criminal case was sent to resolve the issue of transfer to the courts,” the Investigative Committee of Russia said in a statement.
It also emerged that a Georgian citizen, Ushangi Mamulashvili, known in the media as Mamuka Mamulashvili, was prosecuted in absentia. It was established that Mamulashvili created the “Georgian National Legion” in 2014 and recruited people from Georgia to participate in hostilities against the LDNR authorities. Currently, more than 70 Legion mercenaries have been criminally charged.
After the meeting, the chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia awarded the subordinates and gave a series of instructions and instructions.
