The court over the "Azov" in the Russian Federation: Ukrainians want to be imprisoned for a period of 16 to 24 years (photo)

Nine women on the defendants on the bench, eight of them were cooked by the military. For men, the prosecutor's office requires keeping in the strict regime colonies. Two Ukrainians who were exchanged earlier are judged in absentia. On Wednesday, August 21, a debate of 24 Ukrainian prisoners of war began in the Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don of the Russian Federation. These are the defenders and defenders of Azovstal, who in May 2022 were captured.

The Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation believes that they all served in the Azov regiment and expressed "negative attitude towards the Russian -speaking population" and also adhered to "pro -Ukrainian radical views". About it writes "Mediazone". 24 Ukrainians are accused of violent seizure of power committed by a criminal organization (part 4 of Article 35, Article 278 of the Criminal Code), as well as in the organization of activity of a terrorist organization (part 1 of Article 205.

5 of the Criminal Code). Eleven defendants were additionally charged with training for terrorist activity (Article 205. 3 of the Criminal Code). The prosecutor's office demands for the Ukrainian prisoners from 16 to 24 years in prison, and for all men - in the colonies of the strict regime. Nine women among the accused. Two Ukrainians were already exchanged (David Kasatkin and Dmitry Labinsky), so they are judged in absentia.

Another defendant, Alexander Ishchenko, died in a pre -trial detention center, so the case was closed against him. Eight women who were on the dock in Rostov worked cooks and cooked food for the military. Some were captured in Mariupol, while others were detained during "filtration" when they tried to leave the city after his occupation by Russia as a result of fighting in the spring of 2022.

Already exchanged prisoners of David Kasatkin and Dmitry Labinsky are judged in absentia and are asked for 24 and 23 years of imprisonment, respectively. We will remind, on July 31 it became known about the death in the captivity of the soldier "Azov" Alexander Ishchenko. He died in a detention center in Rostov-on-Don. According to the examination, a 55-year-old man received multiple rib fractures before his death, a blunt chest injury, and injury to contact with a blunt object.