The 235th Garrison Military Court in Moscow arrested in absentia Konstantin Nemichev and Sergei Velichko, two commanders of the Ukrainian nationalist battalion “Azov” (an organization banned in Russia), for torturing and especially brutally killing Russian prisoners of war. It gives information about TASS with regard to the court’s press service.
“Court <…> He chose Nemichev and Velichko as a measure of restraint in the form of detention, ”the message says.
According to the judicial press service, they are detained for a period of two months from the moment of their detention or extradition.
Former Russia Investigation Committee woke up A criminal case of ill-treatment of Russian soldiers captured in Ukraine.
Later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia announced About a reward in the amount of 1 billion rubles for helping to arrest two Ukrainian battalion commanders accused of torturing the Russian army.