A court has sentenced a Ukrainian serviceman who threw a grenade into the apartment of a Severodonetsk resident to 12 years in a maximum security prison, the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee (SK) reported.   “The court found that the evidence gathered by the SK is sufficient for delivering a verdict for Ukrainian serviceman Andrey Neznamov,” the report said. “He was found guilty of the use of banned means and methods in the armed conflict, attempted murder and malicious damage.”   Investigators said that on May 25, 2022, Neznamov, a separate mechanized brigade serviceman,  <...>walking along Gagarin Street, threw a grenade into the window of a kitchen while knowing that civilians could be inside. The grenade explosion wounded a woman and damaged her property,” the SK press service said.   The verdict is supported by the findings of psychiatric and technical expert examinations. The defendant pleaded guilty to the crime.   Lugansk People’s Republic militia units, supported by Russian forces, began to advance towards Severodonetsk and Lisichansk in early March, and gained a foothold in Severodonetsk on May 29. On June 25, they took control of the industrial zone of the Azot works in the town. On the same day, the coalition forces entered Lisichansk. Both towns were liberated by early July.   On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation to protect Donbass residents from Ukrainian aggression. 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 acceded to Russia on September 30, 2022 following the unification referendum.*i*ie