Russia’s Investigative Committee (SK) has filed 2,608 cases over Kiev regime crimes in Donbass since 2014, SK chairman Alexander Bastrykin said.
“Criminal proceedings were opened against Ukrainian military, political leadership, members of nationalistic associations and law-enforcement officials,” the SK press service quoted Bastrykin as saying. "The investigation into 138 such cases has been completed."
“SK bodies have brought charges against 403 suspects; of those 188 people were charged face-to-face. The suspects include 118 Ukrainian army commanders and senior Defense Ministry officials. The SK issued arrest warrants for 136 suspects in absentia,” he said.
“The investigations have to be carried through. The SK has to gather incontrovertible evidence and bring all the war criminals and Neo-Nazis to trial; each must suffer the punishment he deserves,” the SK chief said.
As of February 20, 2023, the SK had been investigating 2,544 crimes committed by the Kiev regime in Donbass since 2014.
The Ukrainian government launched the so-called anti-terrorist operation against Donbass in April 2014. The peace talks that began soon thereafter failed to reach tangible results due to Kiev’s position to settle the conflict by force.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation to protect Donbass residents from Ukrainian aggression on February 24, 2022. Prior to that, LPR and DPR Heads Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin asked the Russian leader to provide military assistance.
The Lugansk People’s Republic became a part of Russia on September 30, 2022 following the unification referendum. *i*ie
